488 SURVEY OF' THE GANGES. 



gth. Marched to Chaunddni. Therm » 61. 



Passed the Cdfidicol and Chandrabadni Ghats. From the top of this last; 

 we had a clear view of the Himalaya range, and took the bearings of the 

 following remarkable points: Jamautri N. 5° 6' W., Ga72gotri N. i^;*^ 

 35' E. Bhadrindt'h N. 6[f 12' E. Ceddrandt'h N. 58° 3S E. 



10th. Marched to Gosderi Gam. Therm. sS-. 



On this day's march, we had a sight of the Alacanandd or D^jw/? river, 

 at the distance of three miles on our left. Road good, distance ten ot 

 eleven miles. 



11th. Makcue'd ioD evapr ay dg a. Lat 3c? 8' 6" N. Therm. 70. This 

 place is situated at the confluence of the Bhdgirat'hi and Alacanandd^ 

 From the point where these two rivers meet, the Bhdgirat'hi, as far as itS' 

 course is perceptible, comes from the N. and the Alacanandd falls into it 

 perpendicularly from the E. The contrast of the two streams is very 

 remarkable ; the former runs down a steep declivity, with a rapid forcCj 

 roaring and foaming over large stones and fragments placed in its bed^ 

 while the placid Alacanandd, flowing with a smooth, unruffled surface, 

 gently winds round the point, till, meeting with her turbulent consort^ 

 she is forcibly hurried down, and unites her clamours with the bluster- 

 ing current. The Alacan'aftdd, however, before the junction, is, in width 

 and depth, the most considerable stream ; being one hundred forty-two feet 

 in breadth ; and, by the accounts of the natives who are resident here, it 

 rises forry-six or forty-seven feet above its present level, in the rainy season. 

 The rope bridge, by which we crossed, is elevated fifty-two feet above the 

 present level of the water, and the people who have charge of it alUrm, 

 that in the rains it is frequently carried away by the torrent. The breadth 



