212 Journal of a trip through Kulu and Ldhul, fyc. [March, 



one, is described as being very bad for the first half. By this route a 

 laden coolee can travel from Koksar in Lahul to Losar on the Piti river 

 in six days. The marches are the following. 



1. Old Koksar (deserted) on the left bank of the Chandra. 



2. Halt (name unknown) ditto ditto. 



3. Shigri, ditto ditto. 



4. Hoolyas, at the foot of the Koolzoom Pass. 



5. Hoolyas, on the opposite side of the Pass. 



6. Losar. 



Two other roads from Kulu, namely, one up the Parbutti river, and 

 the other up the Raini rivulet, both join at Shigri. They are described 

 as being seldom used, on account of the difficulty of the Passes. 



Small firewood of furze bushes is procurable the whole way from 

 Koksar to Losar. 



Wednesday, 26th August. To Tehling 5 miles. Road stony, but 

 generally good. The ascents and descents of the nullahs steep and bad. 

 These might easily be made better with a very little labour. 



Thursday, 27th August. To Sheeling, 7 miles. At Sisu we crossed 

 the nullah of the same name by a bridge ; the water foaming and roar- 

 ing between precipitous rocks, with a fall of about 50 feet immediately 

 below the bridge. 



Friday, 28th August. To Goondla or Rani ki koti, 4 miles. Road 

 good throughout. Halted here on account of fever and ague, and to 

 make arrangements about coolees and provisions. During our stay at 

 Goondla the greatest difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb 

 thermometers was 23^° from 12 a. m. to 2 p. m., which shows an 

 excessively dry climate. We also observed that a strong wind sprang 

 up about mid- day from the eastward, which blew for two or three hours 

 daily, raising the finely pulverized dust in clouds, which we found very 

 annoying in this almost treeless country. At Rani ki kothi however 

 there were numerous gooseberry bushes, and on the slopes of the hill 

 above there were several clumps of the pencil cedar (Juniperies excelsus) 

 which is called Shur by the Lahulis and Shupa or Shupka by the La- 

 dakis and Bhotis. 



Monday, 31 st August. To Kurdang on the Bhaga river, 10 miles. 

 Road to Gantal at the junction of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers not 

 so bad as in 1839, but still dangerous in parts from landslips. The 



