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△ Búllu (16,883 ft.), also called Barángsa, on
the Yárkand river (fuel and grass scanty)—
Leave 2 miles further on the road to Yárkand
and turn to the left—Pass a small salt-lake.

Encamp at the Vohâb Chilgáne pla-
teau (16,419 ft.)—Pass several dry lake-basins,
filled with incrustations of salt and separated
by small ridges (passes)—Cross the Kissilkorúm
pass (17,762 ft.); the slopes are extremely gentle.

Encamp lower down on the slopes, at
a height of about 17,000 ft. Not a particle of
grass or fuel to be seen, nor the next day,
when you descend the valley, which slopes ex-
ceedingly gentle.

△ Aksáe Chin, 35° 52′; 77° 51′; 16,620 ft., the
name of the basin of a lake, periodically filled
with water; scarcely any grass or fuel.

Route No. 87.

From the Karakorúm Pass (Ladák-Turkistán) to
Kárgalik (Turkistán).

A principal route, passable for horses. Provisions
to be laid in, even for the horses, for at least
eight marches. At many stages fuel, and even
grass is scarce.

Literature: Izzet Úllah, in Quarterly Oriental Magazine,
Vol. III., 1825, pp. 115-7.

△ Dáulat Beg Úlde (16,597 ft.), on the
south-western foot of the Karakorúm pass—
Cross the Karakorúm pass, 35° 46′·9; 77° 30′·4;
18,345 ft.

△ Búllu (16,883 ft.), also called Barángsa, on
the Yárkand river (fuel and grass scanty)—
Continue to descend along the Yárkand river—
△ Váliksha (15,104 ft.), grass-place with a group
of fine springs.

△ Aktágh (16,860 ft.), grass and scanty fuel
(Izzet Úllah's statement:—"Several small villages
occur on the route from the Karakorúm pass
to △ Aktágh"—is entirely false).

△ Kápalung, on the Yárkand river; grass
scanty, and fuel also (Izzet Úllah's Khakalun).

△ Chindebálgung, grass and fuel scanty.

△ Ígar Sáldi, or △ Istákna, on the Yár-
kand river, which is here rather narrowly en-
closed by mountains—△ Bukharóldi.

△ Kirghis Jángal—△ Séssik Búllak—△ Bagh
Háji Mohámmed; much fuel and grass—△ Yár-
tubi (Izzet Úllah's Yártuli), on the Yárkand river
—Leave the Yárkand river.

△ Kulanúlde, at the foot of a small lateral
pass—Cross the Yéngi Daván pass (Izzet Úllah's
Yágni Daván).

Toragil (Izzet Úllah's Tezak Lak Payin [?])—
△ Sugetlik.

Mazár (Izzet Úllah's Mizar), on the right bank
of the Tesnáb river—Descend along the left
bank of the Tesnáb river.

△ Tálik—Cross the river Úlug Yailák, an af-
fluent of the Tesnáb river to its right—△ Kát-
lish, on the right bank of the Úlug Yailák river
—Cross the Tesnáb river.

Khalastán, a village on the left bank of the
Tesnáb river, near the confluence with the
Pákhpu river (one day's journey W. of Khalas-
tán is situated on this river the village Pákhpu.
This village is called on Klaproth's map Takboni).

Akh Masjid

Pussár (here the merchandize of the caravans
is examined and toll levied thereon)—Pass an
Úrtang, i. e. a Chinese post with Chinese sol-
diers and officials (Izzet Úllah says Aurtang).
Úrtangs are also called occasionally Lángar.

Kókiar, a large village of about 1,000 houses
(Izzet Úllah's Koksar)—Pass an Úrtang.

Béshtarak — Tukiyi.

Kárgalik, 37° 34′; 74° 36′, on the right bank
of the Tesnáb river. For details see p. 67.

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