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



APPENDIX No. 2. 



Route from Toomloong, the Residence of the Sikim Raja, to Phari in 



Thibet 



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 11 



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 13 

 14 



Tumloong to Kabi, 

 clay's journey, say 

 18 miles, ....*.. 



La Ghep, 



Chtilapok, 

 Chala, .... 

 Tangzoo, . . 



E-tok, 



Choomba. 



Eusa, . , 

 Bukcha, 



To-yeu, 

 Galling, 



Gango, . , 

 Sezeung, 

 Phari, .. 



Remarks. 



The Dikchoo river is crossed by a Sanga 

 about 6 miles from Tumloong. 



Through mountains all the way, which are 

 tipped with snow. 



Ditto ditto ; snow on the mountains along 

 this march. 



The top of the pass into Thibet ; snow here 

 at all seasons except in the height of the rains. 



From Chola you begin to descend, and the 

 road runs north descending almost all the 

 way. Perpetual snow to the right and left. 



A gradual descent all the way in the bed 

 of and along the Tangzoo Nuddi. The Tang- 

 zoo rises close under Chola. 



On the Machoo river, which is here as large 

 as the little Rungeet, and has a wooden bridge 

 over it. The Machoo runs north and east. 



Along the Machoo all the way. 



A considerable town on the Machoo. Houses 

 on both sides connected by a bridge of stone- 

 piers with wooden platform. The Sikim Raja 

 lives here during the rains of every year and 

 holds a Jageer in the neighbourhood from the 

 Tibetan Government at Lassa. 



Also on the Machoo river. 



From Toyen to this place the road is over 

 steep mountains, but in the direction of the 

 course of the Machoo. 



A town on the Machoo. Houses of stone. 

 A bridge of stone piers with wooden platform. 



A village on the Machoo. There are nu- 

 merous villages along the river on this march. 



A town and district so named. The town 

 is about two miles from the Machoo. It con- 

 tains shops and traders, and the 4 Soubahs of 

 the district reside in it. There are a few Tibe- 

 tan soldiers quartered here. 



The principal town in the neighbourhood of Khari is Rinchingong, a 

 large mart, two marches east of Choombi. It belongs to Tibet. Here 



