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as possible, and accordingly set out on the morning of the 29th of May, 
hoping to arrive at the head of the river in the course of the day.—The 
two Gangotri Brahmins could not give any informatien as to how far it 
might be distant; they had never been higher than Gangotrt, and assured 
‘us, that no persons ever went further, except the Munshi, who appears, 
-by the account in the Asiatic Researches, to have gone about 2 miles. 
Mr. are Frazer visited Gangotrt m 1815, and was the fixst 
Huropean .who did so, 
May 29th. From Gangotri, forward up the Ganges. . 22, 
wn 
Paces. Degrees, 
Om On 
_ 4 Pass avalanche, and fragments of rock newly 
fallen, and which. cover the path......ec++++. 600 88 
2 Ascend a snow bed, which covers the river, it is ; 
nhont 30 fel Mhickol es a met 
3 Over the snow bed, and descend to the open stream, : 
Here a. “gorge of huge rocks obstructs the 
stream 3 they have all fallen from above...... 397 ditto 
YN, B. a he Brahmins say, they never heard of any : 
rock or place called the cows-mouth or Gao 
much, or any thing like if, either in sound 
or signification—-We did net see or hear of 
_ any image whatever, ) 
: 4, River flows under a snow beds a rill of water 
2 ft om the: snow to right. High precipices on both 
sides, ‘all the WAY ees as ee 978 && 
