226 THE PAllTY BEEAKS UP. 



to cross the pass into Gangoiitrie, and were 

 obliged to leave the bundles of skins there, 

 where they were afterwards found by Wilson 

 and sent into Mussoorie. 



We also set out the same day, and fol- 

 lowed the course of the infant Beeas towards 

 Sultanpoor or Kooloo, halting for the night, 

 when half way, in the midst of rice-fields ; 

 the weather was hot, but not unpleasantly so. 



Remaming all Sunday at Sultanpoor, we 

 parted company the next morning ; Sir 

 Edward Cami^bell taking the route to Simla, 

 and Wilson and myself that to Kote Kangra. 

 We were anxious to cross the hills to 

 Kangra, but could neither procui-e a guide, 

 nor any information whatever as to the 

 route. We made the attempt, and although 

 we contrived to keep pretty high up, we did 

 not follow the right road, for we afterwards 

 ascertained, that we might have kept close 

 to the snow all the way to Dhuramsala, and 

 have crossed the ridge at that place. 



As it was, we reached Nelonti with diffi- 

 culty. The night before, we were to cross 



