2/6 Itinerary from Phari in Thibet, at Lassa. [April 



roola." This range divides the " Digarchi" and " Lassa" jurisdictions 

 The Kambo range runs southwards, terminating at the great lake of. 

 Yamdo Yeum. It is not given in Pemberton's map, but in Mr. Hodg- 

 son's route from Nipal to " Tazedo," on the Chinese frontier. (As. Res. 

 Vol. 17, p. 52".) The Kambha mountain is crossed at the 29th stage 

 to " Kambha." This halting-place is doubtless the same as " Kamba- 

 parzy" of my Itinerary, although in the latter it is 1 7 marches from 

 Lassa : and by Mr. Hodgson's only seven. This discrepancy appears 

 to arise in some degree from my route taking a northerly direction from 

 " Kechoo," which is the next stage to Nithang. But the whole differ- 

 ence I am not able to account for. For instance, by Mr. Hodgson's 

 route, "Nam" is only 14^ cos from Lassa. By mine the distance is 

 reckoned at 40 cos. With regard to the estimated number of miles 

 as taken from the number of stages or journeys, I do not lay any 

 stress on the correctness of my calculation. The journies have been 

 taken at an average of 12 miles each: but there is no good reason, or 

 any rule in Himalaya travelling to warrant this assumption as a gene- 

 ral result, although I think that when the necessaries of food, wood, and 

 water do not interfere, 12 miles is about the distance that baggage-car- 

 riers can travel over mountain-paths in a day. 



At the rate of 12 miles for each stage of this itinerary the road dis- 

 tance from Phari to Lassa would be 504 miles. Estimating each stage 

 at | less, or 8 miles, we should have 369 miles only. I am not prepared 

 however to decide in favor of either of these results. My informants 

 have been Lamas who have travelled the road in their vocation ; I do 

 not doubt that they have halted as often as noted in the route, but it is 

 impossible to arrive at a correct estimate of distances from that fact ; 

 nor is it attempted to do so. 



C. Campbell. 



Darjeeling, March 22d, 1848. 



