30 Memorándum on tlie Survey of Kashmir. [No. 1, 



siege by an explosión of gunpowder. The mountain survey thus lost 

 a mosfc energetic and valuable member, unrivalled in physical power, 

 endurance and cbeerfulness under fatigue, whilst tbe Engineer Corps 

 lost a talented and amiable officer. 



" Poor Elliot Brovvnlow's adventures and achievements in tbe snowy 

 mountains and bis bardibood and endurance bave been tbe tbeme 

 of mucb praise and admiration amongst his brotber Surveyors. He 

 bad intended to devote bis rare and splendid qualities as a mountain 

 surveyor, bad be survived, to tbe exploration of Central Asia on rigor- 

 ous principies. 



" Tbe merits of tbe various assistants have been duly reported on. 

 By means of tbeir zealous co-operation alone, was tbe Surveyor able 

 to finisb this diíficult piece of work. Tbougb tbey bave bad mucb 

 to contend witb in sucb a country, besides tbe extremes of beat and 

 cold, tbeir exertions bave been most praiseworthy. 



" Tbe native establishment bas from tbe commencement consisted 

 of a mixture of men from tbe plains and from tbe bilis. Tbey were 

 all not a little troubled by tbe impossibility of boiling or ratber 

 softening their rice, dal, &c. at sucb bigh elevations. Notwith- 

 standing tbat, and tbe general severity of the climate, they bave at 

 all times done tbeir work carefully and efficiently. 



" Tbere were many difficulties peculiar to surveying in a partially 

 independent state. Tbe natives of the country moreover had preju- 

 dices against going up some of the high bilis ; but tbe clouds, mist 

 and haze were always by far tbe worst enemies of tbe Surveyors. 



" During tbe last year the party were troubled first by cholera and 

 secondly by a flood. Tbe former bad stuck to the valley strangeto say 

 throughout tbe winter when the snow was up to a man's neck. The 

 camp did not suffer mucb as it was taken up to tbe bigh Table Land. 

 During the flood tbey had to take to tbe boats ; about tbirty miles by 

 ten to fifteen were submerged. 



" In tbe after part of the season the triangulation of Little Thibet 

 was finisbed and a good piece of Ladak, all on tbe otber side of the 

 Himalayas, wbere tbe rains did not interfere so mucb, thougb tbe 

 clouds were troublesome. 



" Tbe Latitude and Longitude of Skarclo bave been obtained, but, 

 Leb, has not been laid down yet, thougb two peaks in its neigbbourbood 



