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A SuRVEY OF THE 
illiterate mountaineer, observed, that he thought 
these icicles must be Mancpe'va’s hair, from 
whence, as he understood, it is written in the Shastra, 
the Ganges flows.—I mention this, thinking ita good 
idea, but the man had never heard of such a place, 
as actually existing, nor had he, or any other person 
to his knowledge, ever been here.—In modern times 
they may not, but Hindus ef Research may formerly 
have been here, and if so, I cannot think of any 
place to which they might more aptly give the name 
of a Cow's Mouth, than to this extraordinary De- 
bouche.—The height of the arch ef snow is only sufe 
ficient to let the stream flow under it. BlocKSoF snow 
were falling about us, so there was little time to do 
more here, than to measure the sizeof the stream,— 
Measured by a chain, the mean breadth was 27 feet.— 
The greatest depth at that place being knee deep, or 
18 inches, but more:generally a foot deep, and_ rather 
less just at the edges, say 9 or 10 inches.-however,: 
call the mean depth 15 ‘inches.—-Believing this to be, 
(as I have every reason to suppose itis), the first ap- 
pearance of the famous and ‘true Ganges in day light, 
saluted her witha Bugle march, and proceeded, (hav-= 
ing to turn a little back to gain an oblique path), 
Paces. 
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to the top of the snow beds having ascended it, to . - 
the left. 
Degrees. 
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