1842.] Dhoora Pass in Juwahir. 1173 



so and very steep,) but it gradually disappeared to the N. E. and the 

 mountains diminished in size. No sign of vegetation was visible 

 in any direction even with the help of a telescope. 



There is a road leads from this Pass to the westward to Neetee, 

 which, according to our account, is four days ; and towards three days' 

 journey at each alternate stage, there is a village.* 



The summit of the Pass is very rounded, and in some places the 

 strata of clay slate crops in nearly a vertical position, but dipping 

 a little to the W. S. W. Many, indeed almost all the fragments of 

 rock up the ascent, were very much intersected with veins of felspar. 



To the Westward, were seen some very lofty snow peaks, but none 

 were visible which were known to any of the people ; which added to 

 the circumstance of the collection of numerous thick clouds about, and 

 the want of time, prevented my taking the bearings of any of them. 

 There was a sharp piercing wind blowing from the South, and not 

 the slightest shelter procurable, and it was with some difficulty that 

 I set up the barometer, my hands being benumbed with the cold. 

 The height of the Pass is about 17,500 feet. The barometer and 

 thermometer being as follows : — 



Time 3h. 10m. p. m., barometer 15.550, temp, of air 34°, temp, of 

 mercury 39°, moist ther. 32,° the water freezing immediately it was ex- 

 posed to the air. The thermometer covered with black wool laid on 

 the ground, sheltered pretty well from the wind, and exposed to the 

 sun's rays, only rose to 64°. During the greater part of the ascent 

 my pulse did not rise above 150°, the last part of the ascent I did not 

 time the beats. We were five hours in ascending, remained on the 

 top about lh. 20m., and accomplished the descent in two and half 

 hours ; the first part of the descent, about four miles, we came down in 

 an hour, which in ascending had occupied us three, of which we halted 

 about ten minutes near the foot of the last ascent. The jubboos we 

 had with us, we found had had little or no food the two preceding days, 

 which prevented their being of that use they might have been, for they 

 are certainly fine animals for such a country, and are very sure footed. 

 Soon after we commenced our descent, snow began to fall, but for- 

 tunately not in any quantity, although the clouds were dark and 



* No names given to halting places.— J. A. W. 



