1842.] Dhoora Pass in Juwahir. 1177 



54° 5'. Marched at lOh 18m. a. m. Arrived at the top of the Pass* at 1 1 h. 

 12m. a. m. ascent tolerably easy, but slippery in many places, in conse- 

 quence of the rain and the flocks of sheep which had Passed over it ; 

 ascended the whole without being obliged to stop to take breath. Pulse 

 never exceeding 140 in a minute, nor the number of inspirations 32 

 ther., llh. 30m. a.m. barometer 21.645, air 62° 5', mercury 64°, 

 moist ther. 57°. 



A very little below the Pass, tried the heating power of the sun on 

 the thermometer exposed from 12 a. m. to 12h. 15m. p. m,, the one with 

 the black wool rose to 125°, the plain one without it to 95° ; they 

 were laid on a book with red leather cover, the bulbs being about an 

 inch above it, sheltered from the little air that was stirring by two tin 

 boxes, the sun shining on one, by which of course some heat was re- 

 flected on the thermometers. A slight cloud passed over, which put a 

 stop to the experiment ; however, they rose very little the last five 

 minutes. Arrived at our old encamping ground on the bank of the 

 Saeen, near its junction with the Gooree, at 3h. 45m. r. m., descent 

 very long and tedious, the first part very steept down numerous 

 flights of steps ; the road lying in many places just round the brow of 

 the mountain, overhanging the stream below. The whole road composed 

 of gneiss, little or no granite observed. Numerous and various trees 

 growing on the northern face of the mountain, the point to which the 

 strata dip. 



Passed numerous parties of Bhoteeas halted on the road, either on their 

 way to, or returning from Milum, mostly the former, their sheep laden 

 with grain. Our party had received for the salt they carried down four 

 measures of dhan, (rice in the husk,) for one of salt and two of wheat. 



* Hurdol or Leepoo-ke-than.— J. H. B. 



f The Hurdol Pass separates Upper or Mulla, from Lower or Tulla, Juwahir, and is 

 the most difficult mountain to cross which I have ever seen. The banks of the Gooree 

 are so steep, that the road cannot keep near the river, and this Pass becomes unavoid- 

 able. To a person ascending from the South, while loaded sheep are descending the 

 steps, the danger of being ' extinguished' by the fall of a rock on his head, is imminent. 

 A pony belonging to one of my party, being alarmed by the sheep, started and fell 

 over the precipice, and was dashed to pieces. It took a man one hour and a half to 

 walk down to the spot where the poor animal lay ! The man went for the saddle, 

 but the article had no longer form, and scarcely material, and his labor was 

 lost— J. H. B. 



