1842.] to Shipke, in Chinese Tartary. 383 



the Wuzeer Loktus resides during winter; there are two brothers, 

 named Buleeram and Busuntram, but they are both generally called 

 Loktus, which word properly speaking, should be applied to their house, 

 a building of great extent. 



26th October. — Marched to Leepe six and a half miles, the road was 

 bad, lying upon sharp rocks. The houses here, as well as at Labrung, 

 are wholly composed of wood, they are small, and in shape exactly 

 resemble cisterns. Leepe consists of an upper and lower division, both 

 of which contain a good many inhabitants ; it lies upon the left bank of 

 the Tetee, a large stream, having its source amongst snow twelve or 

 fifteen miles to the N. W. The vineyards are numerous, and the grapes 

 large and of a delicious flavour. 



27th October. — Marched to Akpa ten and three-quarter miles. The 

 road was rocky, passing the village of Jangee, and for the last four miles 

 led through forests of pine upon the right bank of the Sutlej, about a 

 mile from the stream. 



28th October. — Proceeded to Pangee ten and three-quarter miles. 

 The footpath was rugged in the extreme, lying a great part of the 

 way upon fragments of granite and gneiss, which appeared to have but 

 lately fallen, and exhibited a heap of gigantic ruins, amongst which 

 we saw many a noble pine lying prostrate, whilst a few with their 

 branches broken off and otherwise disfigured, just barely peeped above 

 the stones. Large portions of rock fall yearly, and their effects are 

 truly dreadful, they sweep every thing with them, and sometimes stop 

 the channels of the largest rivers for weeks. 



From Leepe to this place there is a direct road not exceeding four- 

 teen miles, but we chose to go round by the Sutlej, in order to have a 

 better view of the Kylas peaks. 



29th October. — Marched to Rogee nine miles. The road was first a 

 very steep descent of 1,000 feet to the Mulgoon, a large stream descend- 

 ing at a considerable angle, rushing over rocks with rapid force, and 

 forming a series of cascades ; we crossed it by a couple of sangos, the 

 current being divided into two; the ascent from it was fatiguing for 

 a mile, the road then for the next five miles was excellent, leading upon 

 soil through woods of pine, the trees of which attain a large size, but not 

 quite equal to those near Brooang, one of which measured thirty-three 

 feet in circumference ; the last one and half mile was of an extraordi- 



