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before reaching Lari, . . . . 6 miles. 



From Lari to Po, . . . . . . 8 



Dankar, .. .. ..10 



Lidang, .«, .. .. 6£ 



Kiii Sing, . . . . \\ 



Rangrik, . . . . . . 5 



Ull, .. .. ..10 



Hansi, .. .. .. 10£ 



Lohsar, .. .. 5^ 



Total,.. 66 miles. 



There are three transversal valleys, one in the direction of the curved 

 line of mountains extending from the Bara Lacha to the Bhubah pass. 

 The length of this valley to which villages extend may, from the Spiti 

 river to the village of " Mudh," be estimated at 30 miles. 



The second transversal valley extends from the Spiti valley, in the 

 direction of another curve of high mountains, separating the Spiti 

 valley from Tartary, and whence arise another line of water heads ; 

 the rivers running in an opposite direction. The inhabited part of 

 this valley does not extend above ten miles. From this again, is a 

 lateral valley, running almost parallel with the Spiti, in which are only 

 two villages in about three miles. 



A third transversal valley is the " Parang," leading up to the 

 " Parang pass" into Ruksu, or Ladak ; in this there are only two 

 villages in about two and a half miles. These may be said to contain 

 the inhabited and cultivated parts of Spiti. 



The passes through these valleys I have already mentioned. 



Crops. — The crops in Spiti consist of two kinds of barley, one of 

 wheat, peas, and mustard from which oil is made. They sow in May, 

 and reap in September. 



Rivers. — The principal river is the Spiti ; I followed it up as far as 

 "Lohsar," where it divides into two branches, one called "Pilu" 

 running from the North West, and another flowing from the " Kunzam 

 lamii," and called "Lichu" from the South West, and said to be four 

 days' journey. 



The peculiarity of this river is the immense width of its bed, being 

 (from the t ; me it takes a South and South East direction, where the 



