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that a general view of the highest points can be obtained ; on ap- 

 proaching closer the outlying foot-hills hide all the peaks west of 

 No. VII, and add to the difficulty of taking rehable clinometrical 

 readings. From a point a few miles to the south of Peak No. VI, 

 and in a direct line between it and Hami — where the first sketch 

 was made — I obtained another clear view of the same peaks. 

 These two sketches prove to be almost duplicates of each 

 other. 



From the first, I placed Peak II, as the highest point visible 

 on the south side of the range, although I had doubts as to Peak I, 

 for it seemed to lie so far back that it might have even equalled 

 No. II ; but a chance view of Nos. I, II, IV, and VI from the 

 Khamar Pass between the Edira and Bardash valleys, proved to 

 me that No. I was of considerably lower altitude. Peak I lies 

 at the head-waters of the Edira Valley, and from its two small 

 glaciers spring the two sources of the Edira River. 



Peaks II, IIP, III, IV, V and VI are all reached by the 

 Bardash Valley, and all, with the exception of No. V, he in a 

 semicircle around the head-waters of the Bardash River, and 

 drain into it. The exact position of No. V remains undecided ; 

 it either stands on the watershed between Nos. IV and VII and 

 drains into an unexplored right affluent of the Karchamak, or 

 it is a high peak which lies entirely over the watershed {i.e. on 

 the north side). 



The next group of peaks eastwards is composed of Nos. VII 

 and VIP, which, with VIP lying in between the two (but in- 

 visible from the positions at which the accompanying sketches 

 were made), form a semicircle around the head of the Khotun-tam 

 valley. The summit of Peak VII would be accessible from the 

 ridge which lies between the Khotun-tam and Karchamak 

 valleys, and a very extensive and instructive view of the alpine 

 region would be obtained if an ascent were made. 



East of Peak VIP the range runs out in a straight, narrow, 

 serrated ridge to Peak IX, the most easterly summit visible from 

 the south. It keeps a very even altitude ; there are no cols or 

 passes, and only a few peaks stand out as landmarks distinguish- 

 able at a distance. Peak IX lies behind the highest source of 

 the Little Koshmak Valley; east of this the ridge extends for about 



