1822.] the Sources of the Rivers Ganges and Jumna.” 37 
Barometer. .....- Sieh» aledh. «ads an. 
Thermometer attached. ........ 53° 
Detached ...... cued midis a0 Fi eto 
Very steep and difficult descent, open to the left, and the river 
deep below ; a mural precipice across the river with well defined 
strata at an angle of 45°. The strata are so arranged in these 
regions, which are the feet of the Himalaya ; but I have observed 
that near the tops of the /zghest peaks, the layers of rock are 
nearly horizontal. Name of above mountain Baldera Luru ; 
steep as it is, and nearly devoid of soil, the pines nevertheless 
contrive to fix their roots in many parts of it. 
Bad and narrow path overhanging the river. The Soan Gadh 
(river) joins the Ganges below to west; appears to be 30 feet 
wide, and not fordable: very rapid. 
Bad and rough ; here cross the Ganges on a sangha about 45 
feet above the stream; breadth of the roaring stream below 17 
paces, or 42 feet. The bridge about 21 feet wide, ill secured, 
and unsteady ; it extends from one large rock to another: The 
current extremely violent, and the fall ofthe river great. 
A torrent from the Suci mountain falls in here; at this sangha 
on return, barometer, 22:90 in.; thermometer, 52°. 
Long ascent to Suci, a decaying village of nine houses, of 
which three only are inhabited. It is on the west side of a 
mountain, and surrounded on all sides by the Himalaya rock 
precipices crowned with snow. ‘The river is about 1000 feet 
below, foaming in a confined channel. 
As to the march, it was very long and laborious ; we performed 
it in seven hours ; probably one-fifth of it was hand and foot 
road. The rest, except the two places of fat mentioned above, 
as usual, a succession of long strides, or little careful steps from 
one broken crag to another. The three sanghas over the river, 
having been lately repaired, are not dangerous, but too high, 
natrow, and elastic, to be pleasant to cross. The people from 
the plains passed them very well (three persons excepted), but 
many of the mountain coolies were obliged to be led over with 
their eyes shut, as well as some of the Goorkha sepoys. To get 
well over them, it is proper to take careful steps (but not to go 
too slow), and to keep one’s eyes steadily fixed on the platform, 
and by no means to look over the side at the foaming gulf 
below, or to stop or hesitate when on the sangha, The scenery 
to day was in Nature’s grandest and rudest stile. Wall-like 
precipices of compact granite, bounding the river on both sides, 
to the immediate height of 2000 or 3000 feet; above those cliffs 
is snow. Latitude observed, 30° 59’ 40°25”. 
Descent and cross the Ganges by a sangha; length of the 
bridge 115 feet, breadth 3 feet ; breadth of the river below, 82 
feet; depth to the surface of the water from the sangha, 19 feet 
(measured by the chain), This is the best sangha on the river, 
