282 THE UPPER BASPA 



The Garh walls with their plunder were stopped opposite 

 Suancho. The coolie I sent down to Chitkiil met my men 

 coming up with the things I had left In the village near 

 Dwareah, and the porters left my traps on the road, crossed 

 the snow-bridge, and met the plunderers. They remained 

 there all night, and next morning came on to the Barasii 

 valley. Here the Garhwalis refused to go down farther 

 or to cross the Baspa. They were, however, detained with 

 the sheep, while all the valley assembled to decide the 

 dispute. The Garhwalis stoutly held their own, though 

 they were starving, and appeared a masterful set of fellows, 

 showing much more spirit than either Kanawarls or 

 Tibetans in this affair, though they were manifestly in 

 the wrou" The former were in mortal dread of them, 

 and would not oppose them openly, though anxious to 

 help their friends the Jtidhs. The Kanawarls are in a 

 miserable position owing to their situation between two 

 disputants, their trade — in fact, their existence — as I 

 have said before, depending on both. 



