266 Itinerary from Phari in Thibet, to Lassa, [April, 



between Phedijong and this place the road leaves the bank of " Yarndo 

 Yeumtso" and the country rises, but is cultivated and well peopled. 

 The ascent is gradual, however, and the road good. The village at this 

 stage contains about 20 houses. 



26. Kambaparzy. — A very long march. The road lies over a pass 

 of the Kambo mountain, the whole of which to the north of the road is 

 covered with perpetual snow. To the south also of the pass is gene- 

 rally covered with snow, and in winter the pass itself is sometimes 

 snowed on, but is never blocked up. The district of Digarchi extends 

 eastwards to the Kambo mountain ; and the Lassa district extends 

 westwards to the same range. The Kambola* range extends south- 

 wards to the Yamdo Yeum lake and a great way to the north. The 

 halting-place is at the foot of, and on the east side of the Kambo 

 mountain. The ascent on the west side, and the descent on the east, 

 are about the same in extent : Tamaloong and Kambaparzy being about 

 the same level. At the latter place there is a good deal of cultivation, 

 wheat, barley, and buckwheat (jaoo) are grown here. Buckwheat is 

 not met with anywhere on the road from Phari, until you come to 

 Kambaparzy, so that this is the lowest elevation on the road. It is 

 warmer here than at Tamaloong. [N. B. The descent to Kambaparzy 

 must be greater than the ascent from Tamaloong, as the temperature is 

 considerably higher at the former station than at the latter. So say 

 my informants.] 



27. Kumpachangtong. — One day's journey due east, over a level 

 country which is cultivated and peopled. There is some descent in the 

 course of this march, and the temperature is warmer as you go along. 

 Wheat, barley, and buckwheat are the staple crops. The plough is 

 used in agriculture as well as the hoe ; beans, turnips and radishes are 

 the only vegetables grown. f [N. B. According to Pemberton's map the 

 great river of Tibet, the Sampo, should have been met with on this 

 march as on the preceding one.] 



28. Chasumchoori. — One day's journey to the east. At this place 



* La, mountain. Kambo is the Gamba of Klaproth and Cambalaof Rennell. — B. H. H. 



f Moorcroft gives an excellent account of the 5 species of barley proper to Tibet, and 

 which are eminently deserving of the attention of agriculturists. The turnips also are 

 excellent.— B. H. H. 



