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Route No. 179.

From △ RÚKCHIN (Ladák) to ÚPSHI (Ladák).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Cunningham's Ladák, p. 155, and in Journ.
As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVII, part I, p. 113.—Moorcroft's
Travels, Vol. I, pp. 224-36.—Thomson's Western Himá-
laya, pp. 173-80.

Maps: Cunningham's Pánjáb and Western Himálaya.—
Waugh and Thuillier's Pánjáb and adjoining coun-
tries.

△ Rúkchin, 33° 14′; 77° 50′; 15,764 ft. (see
p. 104)—Cross the Tákelang, or Tung Lung pass
(17,727 ft.)— Rúmchi (one mile and a half
from Gyá).

Gyá (13,548 ft.; a rather long march)—Descend
the Gyá, or Mándur valley (road good)—Míru
(12,248 ft.), 7 miles from Gyá.

Úpshi, 33° 42′; 77° 21′, on the left bank of the
Indus river, at the junction with the Gyá,
or Mándur river (level of the Indus river
11,249 ft.). An easy march, Úpshi being distant
only 7 miles from Míru.

Route No. 180.

From SÁIRI (Simla) to CHIRGÁÚ (Simla).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Literature: Hatton, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. VI,
part II, pp. 920-57.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).

Sáiri, 31° 8′; 77° 45′—Continue along the right
bank of the Pábar river—Pursári—Cross the
Pursár nálah.

Róru (5,513 ft.), on the right bank of the Pábar
river, 10 miles from Háth (an easy march)—
Continue along the right bank of the Pábar
river—Jákhar—Cross the Matriti nálah—Thóli
—Cross the Andríti river.

Chirgáú, 31° 14′; 77° 52′, 12 miles from Róru,
near the confluence of the Andríti and Pábar
rivers (level of the confluence 5,607 ft.).

Route
from SÁIRI to KÁNDA,
see No. 83.

Route
from SÁIRI to SIMLA,
see No. 192.

Route
from SÁLUNG to MÁNGU,
see No. 135.

Route
from SÁLUNG to RÁITAL,
see No. 171.

Route No. 181.

SÁLUNG (Gárhvál) to SÚKHI (Gárhvál).

A secondary route, impassable for horses.

Literature: Hoffmeister Briefe aus Indien, pp. 224-6.
Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 65.

Sálung, 30° 50′; 78° 38′; 6,455 ft., on the left
bank of the Bhagiráthi river—Continue along
the left bank of the Bhagiráthi river.

Úri, or Húri (6,252 ft.), on the left bank of
the Bhagiráthi river (road dreadful in several
places). Near Úri are hot springs—Continue
along the left bank of the Bhagiráthi river—Cross
several nálahs—△ Métsa—Cross the Bhagiráthi
river (7,608 ft.)—Ascent.

Súkhi, 30° 59′; 78° 42′; 8,401 ft., on the right
bank of the Bhagiráthi river. A long march
from Úri to Súkhi.

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