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112   SKARDO: ROUTE 195 CONTINUED.

glacier)—P BachOra Brok, on an affluent of the Indus river.

T ûr mi k — Disso (from here the road branches off to Pondu, or Rôyul fort; the Indus river has to be crossed on inflated skins. See the next route, B.)—Toâr—Diriko—Stak—Descend to the Indus river and continue near the right bank of the same.

Ma l û p a (an easy stage) — Cross the ChonVué river. A Bul Chu — Shéngu (road from Stak till

here very bad)—Cross the Shéngu, or Burrnndo

pass (not very difficult).

Encamp at the western foot of the pass.

S d s i, near the right bank of the Indus river — Cross the Haramash river—Continue along the right bank of the Indus river —Balle kût, or Kârfo kar—Hanuzizl—Shent.

K h ât — p Makpônn Shagaron (near the confluence of the Gilgit and Indus rivers)—Leave the Indus valley and' ascend the Gilgit valley —Cross the Bagrôt river.

D a n j or— Cross the Nagar river — Konodâs — Cross the Gilgit river.

Gilgit, ab. 350 54'; 74° 1S'.

B.

Skdrdo to Gilgit, by Rôyul and Bônji.

A secondary route, passable for horses only between Skârdo and Rôyul, and Bônji and Gilgit. Literature: Montgomerie's Memorandum, p. 12.—Thom-

son's Western Himalaya, pp. 248-55.

Skdrdo, 35° 20'-2; 75° 44'.0x, on the left bank of the Indus river (level of the river 7,255 ft.)—Cross the Indus river by a ferry boat— Continue along the right bank of the Indus river —Brangnâk—Kucirdo, 5 miles from Skâ rdo.

Komar, or Komcira—Tsordos.l

From Tsôrdos a road leads also along the left bank of the Indus river, viz.: Ts6r dos —Basoho— Mat.illoPermask6t — Gnnzar — Châbatang— Cross the Skachib6r pass — K6 yon—I{6yui.

Tsérri (road very bad)—Gherbidas. Tônyos—Bâicha. Mor do.

D d ss o — Cross a small pass - Mallahôr — Cross the Indus river by a bridge.

.ROyul, or ROnclu, on the left bank of the Indus river—Continue along the left side of the Indus valley.

II d r p o, an easy march—Kôngma Tâllu. Gdmba Tdllu—Kôngma Doros. Gdmba D6ros.

B o l l d c h o (road from Dûros extremely rocky and very bad)—Cross the Bollacho pass.

Camp.

Bônji, or B is nj i, on the left bank of the Indus river—Cross the Indus river by a ferry.

D ar 1 t —Doman fort—Shumôt—Sabil—ChagttCross the Nita Dar pass (easy, gentle slopes; no glacier).

Minor— Sékvar —K6mar— Shuteâl.

Gilgit, ab. 35° 54'; 74° 18', an easy stage from Minor. From Darôt you may also go up in two marches along the Gilgit river, avoiding the Nila Dax pass; but the valley is so narrow and rocky, that horses can only be brought up this way with the greatest difficulty.

Route

from SKÂRDO to KIRIS,
see No. 110.

Route

from SKÂRDO to SIMLA,
see SIMLA to SKkRDO.