il6 ACCOUNT Of A J-OURKEY tojez Sou-ecesof th^ 



ju^f igf-h.^A mifcy morniBg fucceeded a night, of drizzling rain^ 

 and we fet off for Gavgolri about 7 o'clock ; the diftanse we were told 



Iher^- a « in irmh no n>Rds from hen:?, 6a?e .hai by which «■« tarae, that lea.i through Roy practi- 

 c«bl., or in.i««.l to an, i.h.b-table country i.. li.e first iuataoce. Bat here are, a, hi^s be. a before re= 

 «,a.kl(i, P«ihs which are ijse.i by travellers for shortness, r l.y -bi.v.soa their excursion, to plunder 

 neighbouring ,li3t.ict9 of their sheep and cattle, au.i..? a few of -he samm-r menlhs, when the snow . 

 has lessened; and ihus /reqaen;ly a prodigious rouud is cot .ffirom » jou-oev, ither^the usuallov?-- 

 FO£d is tok->n. For, U Ikese hills, places iha4 are in fact very cl .se fo eacb:^, iser, ac^ moved to a ter, 

 er twelve day's ioamey, by the impe.ious uatare of the C'>..nt,y, auil U-is is well eiecpplifird ia the re= . 

 !6tiY3 positiona Bf <?««gofr£, CeJdrndlh, a»d Badarindlh, whi.haU li« ir. oae ridge of h:llg.. end of 

 vrblcli, the fiist ajidsecond are not, in t.uth, 12, to 15 horisoatal miles distant, while the second an.] 

 la^t srs fiill more near. Yet taking even the shortest route, and goiiig.jk^-.longest oarchfS, ten or 

 tweUeday^ dre requisite to travel from Gangoinio Ctdarnath, becsusa a very .long rornid is taken 

 to avoid mSaatains totdly imi^racticable. Of this road, 1 could gain no distinct iniomialion ; no oi.8 

 te.e bad «€r aSisjupted it, bat W is described as wdroe than that from Jumnoirito Suchi, and ex^ 

 tending (0 fully eight days, during vybich uo habitatioa ox traca of mau is seen, aud saow is £hiefiy..pr?» 

 dominadS^. TlMre is neither shelter nor vroodo . 



The lower road J)y Cackmr is even mora tedious, and is in fact equivalent to gojng do-f?a the oo^ 

 rivsr, and up {he other, fojr It pas3fS w thin ona day's isarchof S rinagar. 



From '.his ififor.HiBtion, iasufficient asJt was, we v/«re obliged to abandon the idea entertained. of visi;. 

 srg r/t/^rn4f^and Sa<f«r?.i^,feon this occsion, for our lime vya» too limited to tf»ke the lovier aii<il 

 Enor® easj road, and i feared the upper and desert oue, on- account of tbe people whft. were blieady 

 mtich «-3haj3s(€d by daily, marching , for a month juaning, and ©g whom even two night's esp.'surs 

 ted Hsads a coniiderable impression. Wheu this was evident, and whea ii was coii&iiierfd that Uu& 

 espoEare would be prolcoged lo at least 8 days, duing which ibs cold and fatigaa would at least eqaal 

 ihti of the tRo gene by, without ilte means o! prouuriiig v70od to tfarm them, and that it would be un^ 

 ceKsary jo carry provisions for these 8<iaya aloag with UJ, whii« procuring porters was a very dubioas 

 matter | it m^iy cot, UAiIer thfse considsrations, appear unoece3sa<y to h*ve abaiidausd the lurther prQ= 

 secution of our iHieutjoDS,. siid I.with much rslactautB did s©» •. 



Siraiisr ia Its oature to lhe&& desert roads, bat perhaps more dangerous atid dsstBaljis (hat wliich Sends 

 along Shear Gad'h^ and across Dfium Dhar to BarassUy one of the reinotesi'divisions of Rewaen-, of thsi; 

 r©ui,g, the foUoR'iag acsount wag obtained : it is whohy dessrt, and at all. sea sons Jit s^ chiefly througln 

 snow 5 proceeding up ikt mfiiia of Shear Gud^.h by a iiLe«'p and rough ascent, a more lev«l part is ga;u= 

 ed, which leads (o the uBaal resiiog place, a cave | t^he whole distan-e only about 4 cos, and the lattcp 

 part entirely th,r<>«igh -snow. The 2d days journey- is of nearly the same lengthpaud li%e the first, in a 

 direct Dortherly course, havirsg. £<?«r/erpMcA'A on the left hand to, the south west w«rdj while on every 

 hand, during the day, nothing is seen bat wastes of snovy aut sha-p rock iuhish barg p«aJts ; the op«^ 

 ■pression at tl)e chest and difficuiij of btfia^jlfig ciHitii'ues gr^'at-aH-this day, aud the resting place is a 

 4;ave U the snow,' The Sd terwes thstta^elKr across. (he Dhiin D'har, at the point where th« river 

 Tonse suise!; from its west sine ; and folidw'i g its course f-or a cos, !)*» reaci.es a rave irii's- banks, nan^o 

 ed Thagur Salu.' The !a' er part of thS-'de e n: is to the /.oith wresto From this place a day's jouro 

 m-y carries Kim in avaouith west dir-ction BJoig sLe-.r/w/ae,;.,?*.. Uslah, the Srgt village in £orras3U^^ 

 ©ne CCS belOiA' I/^fe^, (be vil'aga Gufigar h sit.u.tfeu in « sOJiil.e ly:dir<,clion, ^ little to the south east 

 »f which is Dhciimere. Another ,;ertou nraae .Lis j. nruey >■■' 2 i\ayf„ie&i^)ig Thagur Saiu the .2d 

 I'ay, aad Uslah a,e 3,i ; he calls, .he .!ist«nce of lU fifM <iui '« jm»«} 8 io 9 kug C05, eutiidj to ths 

 afcff'lij sau i,k§ isUer cos^ \';hich,te5tds wester'j'a . 



