80 Notice of a Trip to the Niti Pass. [Jan. 



with the intention of undertaking a series of meteorological observa- 

 tions in the plain of Hundes, and also hoping to be able to fix the 

 position of Kailas and Gurla, and generally to improve the old map of 

 Hundes, by trigonometrical operations, based on the great snowy peaks, 

 the positions of which have been fixed by the G. T. Survey. I may 

 as well at once go on to say that this has been done, and that the new 

 survey has enabled me to draw out with a fair degree of accuracy, my 

 survey work of last year, and the determination of the positions of 

 Kailas and Gurla will equally add to the value of my brother's first 

 rough survey of his route to Manasarowar. The greater part of this 

 work has been drawn out, and a reduced copy, 8 miles to an inch, will be 

 begun by my brother directly, which shall be sent to you as soon as it 

 is finished. This map will serve to illustrate the account of my last year's 

 trip into Hundes, as well as this year's operations near Niti. I intend 

 to set about writing them directly, the former being already drawn out 

 in the rough. 



The day after we crossed the Niti pass, we were met by people sent 

 to look after us by the Zungpun of Daba ; they however talked in the 

 meekest possible way, and only asked where we were going. This we 

 explained, and next day we fixed on a place at which to encamp for the 

 meteorological observations which were at once begun. The following 

 day the Zungpun himself appeared in company with a man, who it 

 seems had been sent from Gartok (on the news of my having settled at 

 Niti having reached that place), specially to look after me, and likewise 

 to keep the Zungpun up to his work, in preventing my entry into 

 Hundes. 



They asked permission to visit us, to which we of course assented at 

 once. The interview began by their saying that we must be off 

 instantly ; to which we replied, that we intended to remain until we had 

 completed the work for which we came unless turned out by the Zung- 

 pun. After much talk they by degrees abated in their demands, and 

 from granting one day and then two, at last when they saw that we 

 were utterly obstinate, ended by saying, that our proposal to go when 

 we had done^what we wanted, was quite satisfactory. It was under- 

 stood, however, that we were not to go to Daba or Dungpu. We told 

 them indeed plainly, that we only intended to go on 4 or 5 miles to 

 some hills from the summit of which we wished to take angles. The 



