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MÂNDI—MANDR : ROUTES 130-133.

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Route No. 130.

From MÂNDI (Knlu) to BIJNÂTH (Châmba).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Maps: Cunningham's Pänjäb and Western Himalaya. — Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).—Waugh and Thuillier's Pänjâb and adjoining countries.

.3fd ndi, 31° 42'.7; 76° 55'.36; 2,480 ft., on the left bank of the Bias river—Cross the Bias river—Aur—Sarnaul—Dhar.

Drang—Ascend the Futakal ridge and continue along its crest.

Fatah di, with a bangalo—Gran—Nagar—Gûma Rûpa.

Dailet—Aiju—Malu.

Bi,jndth, 32° 3'. 1; 76° 38'.96; 3,357 ft.

Route No. 132.

From MÂNDI (Kdlu) to SULTANPUR (Kdlu).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Maps: Cunningham's Pänjâb and Western Himalaya. — Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).— Waugh and Thuillier's Pänjâb and adjoining countries.

Mdndi, 31° 42'.7; 76° 55'.3 ; 2,480 ft., on the left bank of the Bias river — Cross the Bias river — Âur — Sarnaul — Dhar— Cross the 131 river.

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from MANDI to BILÂSPUR, see No. 29.

Ku m d n, an iron mine, 11 miles from Mandi -Cross a small pass—Bagrari.

Bijdura, 14 miles from Kuman, on the right bank of the Bias river — Continue along the Bias valley—Scisnsi—Badaü.

Sultdnpur, 31° 57'.8; 77° 5'.8 l; 3,945 ft., on the right bank of the Bias river, the capital of Milt'.

Route No. 133.

Route No. 131.

From NIANDI (Knlu) to NADAUN (Kiilu).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Maps: Cunningham's Pänjâb and Western Himalaya. — Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).—Waugh and Thuillier's Pänjâb and adjoining countries.

Mdndi, 31° 42'.7; 76° 55'.31; 2,480 ft., on the left bank of the Bias river — Cross the Sikandar ka Dhar range.

Raulshdhar. Gopolpur—Parti.

Hamirpur, a long stage.

Naddun, 31° 47'.0; 76° 18'.56; 1,535 ft., on the left bank of the Bias river.

Another route, but a longer one, leads along the Bias river by Kôtla and Tiri.

From MANDRASSU (Gärhvâl) to BÂRKOT (Gärhvâl).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Literature: Hodgson, in As. Res., Vol. XIV., pp. 132-52.—Skinner's Excursions, Vol. I., pp. 225-67.

Mandreissu, 30° 32'; 78° l'—Cross the Bhadrdj pass—Steep descent—Cross the Jamna river.

Lickvdri, a rather long march—Cross a small pass—Ldksar—Dvari.

Nondno, on the right bank of the Jamna river — Ascent — Bdssua, 21/4 hours' march from Nonano—Cross a small pass—Descent—Kathi.

Chita — Matia - Cross the Kntni river — Sicchi, 5 hours' march from Mafia; much ascent and descent.

Kb t a, 3 hours' march from Siahi—Miûnda.

L a k h a m d n d a 1, 9 miles from Kota—Cross the Baléna river—Bankduli, 31/2 miles from Lakhamandal.