34* Memorándum on ¿he Stirvey of Kashmir. [No. 1, 



122 feet, but is lower than Mount Everest by 72é feet, as measured 

 by the Surveyor General in 1847. 



It is expected that Captain Monfcgomerie will be able to fix points 

 up to 36° 30' N. latitude, but it is doubted whether he will be able 

 to get in all the Topography quite so far as that, in consequence of 

 the wild and Yághí state of some of the people. 



It has been specially recommended that the map of Kashmir be 

 engravecí or at least lithographed in England as soon as possible, in 

 order that its results may be rendered speedily available for geological 

 purposes as well as useful to public officers, travellers and the public 

 generally. 



The panoramic sketch exhibited, taken by Captain Montgomerie, 

 vvhich is a fair specimen of Calcutta Lithography, will give some idea 

 of the peaks, if the observer supposes himself to be in any way near 

 the Takt-i-súlímán cióse to the city. The sketch begins on the left 

 about south-east and goes round nearly to north-west. 



The first long low bit without snow, starting from the left, is where 

 the Bamhal road crosses. About lSy 1 ^- inches from the left the peak 

 looking over the Peer is one of the principal stations, by means of 

 which the triangulation was brought over the Pir Panjal range. At 

 about eighteen inches come in the craggy Koserin Kútúr peaks 

 described as the three Bs. 



The Pir Punjal pass is not visible, it is believed the range is about 

 twenty-seven inches from the left. The highest peak of all is, Tattakuti 

 with a very steep precipice to its right, it is about thirty-two inches 

 from the left. The Baramoula gap is three inches from the right. 

 If the sketch is held over the map the connection will be seen and 

 the cliffs will be made out, coloured burnt sienna on the map, that 

 sepárate the lower from the upper level ground. 



During the present season the snow is very low down and the work 

 is nearly all in high ground, which is very inconvenient. It may be 

 difncult for a Calcutta resident to imagine snow inconvenient, but 

 campaigning on the top of it soon undeceives one. 



The party has now gone into Ladakh and hope to fix Leh and 

 some places beyond. The small Índex plan shews roughly the extent 

 of country embraced by the trigonométrica! and topographical oper- 

 ations in the Himalayas tinted yellovv up to the parallel of 36° N. 





