49S • 'SURVEY 0:F^THE GANGES. 



out by the high mountains ^ rising on every side. The thermometer, at 

 1, P. Mo stood at 101 J in oor tent, which vv'as pitched under th^e shade of 

 a 'mango tree„ 



istho Marxihed to Rdfii Bdgh. Thermometer 7i|-. At noon loi 

 In the shade„ The general dire61ion of the road was N. E. by N. 



On -this day's route \ye passed. a- branch of the. ^/jr^n^jjJi, over which 

 was a Dindla, or shding bridge. It is composed of three or four strong 

 ikf^^?y" ropeSs made fast on each bank ; on these a small bedstead, 

 about eighteen inches square, is made to traverse, by means of a cou- 

 ple of hoops, one at each end. On this machine the passenger is seatedj 

 and conveyed across, by a rope, piilledby a man from the opposite shore. 

 A few paces beyond this, we passed what is called a Mugra, or artificial 

 bank, through which water is brought to the road from some neighbour- 

 ing spring. It is made for the convenience of travellers, and has a carv- 

 ed device of an elephant s head, fixed into it, for the passage of the water. 



TnEhxedidili.Qith^.Alacanandd, at Rail i Bdgh, is about seventy or 

 eighty yards. The stream runs at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. 



On the road, we met several pilgrims, returning from Ceddra J^dth, 

 Some of them informed us they had travelled thence in nine days. We 

 understood that the temple of Bhadri Jfdth would be opened this day, 

 and continue exposed ^ for the purposes of religious worship, for the six 

 -ensuing months, 



iSth. Marched to Snnagar. Thermometer 73. The road consisted 

 of several ascents and descents ; and in some parts came in contact with 

 the river. We met several bushes of the red raspberry, the fruitof whicfi 



