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" Jongri" is at the west foot of Kimchinjinga and half a day's journey 

 or less from the perpetual snow. The snow lies at Jongri for two or 

 three months in severe winters and is continuous with the snow of Kun- 

 chinjinga, which descends a long way below Jongri and lies there in 

 severe weather. 



6. Yalloong. — Descend to the Choorong Nuddi, which is about 4 or 

 5 miles in a north-west direction, then ascend to the Kanglanamoo 

 ridge, which is a spur of Kunchinjinga ; thence descend to Yamgatcha, 

 and go along the Yamgatcha choo due west to Yalloong, which is at the 

 confluence of the Yalloong choo and the Yamgatcha choo. The Choo- 

 rong rises from the east face of the Kanglanamoo, and falls into the Ra- 

 tong, half a journey below Jongri. The ridge of Kanglanamoo is the 

 boundary of Nepal and Sikim, and always has snow on it. The Yam- 

 gatcha choo rises from liae north-west side of Kanglanamoo, and runs into 

 the Yalloong river, which falls in the Tambur river two journies below 

 Yalloong. 



The Tambur is the great eastern feeder of the Koosi. Yalloong is a 

 village in the Nepal territory, through which passes the trade from 

 Thibet with Nepal and Sikim by the Walloongchoong and Kanglachema 

 passes. Singalelah is about three journies from the crossing of Kang- 

 lanamoo above described, in a south and west direction. The ridge 

 is continuous to Singalelah. Laden Yaks, sheep and goats, travel from 

 Jongri to Yalloong and onwards by Kanglachema and Walloongchoong 

 to Thibet. Direction N. W. 



7. Kanbacheu. — Cross the Yalloong and ascend to the ridge of 

 Choomjerma, whence descend to Kanglachen, which is a village of Bho- 

 tiahs on the river of the same name. Opposite the village — and across 

 the river — is the Tassichooding Goomba, which belonged to Sikim when 

 the Raja occupied the old Durbar, but since then it is in the hands of 

 the Nepalese. The Kanbacheu river is a feeder of the Tambur, into 

 which it falls one day's journey below Tassichooding Goomba. Direc- 

 tion N. by W. 



8. Nangola. — An easy journey, the usual stage for unloaded travel- 

 lers being " Yangma." Cross to the Tassichooding Goomba and ascend 

 gradually to Nangola. Direction west by north. 



9. Yangma. — Descend to the encamping-ground, which is on the 

 Yangma river. On the opposite bank is " Mending Goomba." 



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