National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

CH—CHE : ROUTES 38, 39.

46

Northern foot of the -Sachi pass. Pia rg h v a l—Descend the Chinâb valley.

A s t h d ri, on the right bank of the Chinâb river.

8h ö 1.

C h a t a r g d r h, on the right bank of the Chinâb river — Ascend the Bûtna valley — Linndi Chishtit (ab. 8,200 ft.)—Himor.

Camp on the right bank of the Batna river.

Camp at the foot of the Umdsi pass —Ascend a glacier—Cross the Umâsi, or Bardâr pass (18,123 ft.)—Descend a large glacier.

Camp at the foot of the glacier—Pass several small villages.

Markim—Sâni.

Pd d um , 33° 28' . 0 ; 76° 54' • 3 p ; 11,550 ft. This village, the residence of a Kardâr, is the chief place of Zânkhar.

— Continue along the Bâspa valley—Cross the Shnti nélah and the DZôngsa, or Lingnâra nAlah —Rakcham, 2 hours' march from Chétkul—Cross the Shôn, . or Gor nâdi —Dangdângsi—Cross the Rona, or Chilling river — Rakchamâng Cheringhe—Kâldo.

Sangla (8,520 ft.), on the right bank of the Bâspa, 3 hours' march from Râkcham—Cross the Bâspa river by bridge—Continue along the left bank of the Bâspa river—Chasang—Shôang.

Bracing, or Bdrang, 31° 28'; 78° 11'; 7,411 ft.

Route

from CHÂMBA to TRILOKNÂTH, see No. 234.

Route No. 39.

From CHÉTKUL (Gârhvâl) to MoRAN*G (K3nâur).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Maps: Cunningham's Pânjâb and Western Himalaya.Gerard's Koonawur.—Waugh and Thuillier's Pânjâb and adjoining countries.

Chétkul, 31° 20'; 78° 36', on the right bank of the Bâspa river (level of the river 11,275 ft.)—Q Shâlpia (14,341 ft.), on the southern foot of the Chârang pass (17,348 ft.)—Descend the 1\an0.lti valley.

Kiuktichi (12,457 ft.), a long march—Cross the T6dung river.

Gramang, or Tdngi (9,428 ft.), on the To-dung river.

Môrang, 31° 35'; 78° 24'.

CHANGCHÉNMO is the name of a valley in Pang-king, E. of Tângtse and N. of the salt-lake Tsomognalari.

Route No. 38.

From CHÉTKUL (Gârhvâl) to BRUÂNG, or BARANG

(Kânâur).

A secondary route, with difficulty passable for

horses.

Literature: Hoffmeister's Briefe aus Indien, pp. 250-62.

Maps: Gerard's Koonawur.—IndianAtlas, sheets 47 (second edition) and 65.

Chétkul, 31° 20'; 78` 36', on the right bank of the Bâspa river (level of the river 11,275 ft.)

Route

from CHÉTKUL to MÛKBA, see No. 143.

Route

from CHÉTKUL to NÉLONG, see No. 153.