138 A SURVEY OF THE 
Tue road to-day, chiefly ona gradual descents path, good and plea« 
sant.—The Jumnotri. snowy peaks, seen up the river, have a noble 
appearances the eastern peak bears 56 17 N. E:~its altitude 8 16, 
Thdnno appears to be 4083 feet above the level of Seharanpur. 
Latitude observed 30 49 12. 
13th April, 1817.—Thdnno, to Catnaur. 
Total distance 4. 2, —S.eep descent to the Jumna, and cross it on a 
Sangha, which consists of three small spars and some twigs bound toe 
gether, and laid across in the manner of a hurdle.—The Sangha is in two 
portions, being laid from rock-to rock; one is nine paces in length, and 
the other seven, the breadth of the river being about 40 feet; but it is deep, 
being confined between the rocks, through which it falls like a cataract. 
The water nearly touches the bridge, which is a bad one.—Some of my 
goats fell through it, and were drowned,—Above this'place, the bed of the 
Jumna is much en the stream bounds from -roek to°rock, and) for 
‘ye 
the most part, is a series of small cataracts. 
A mile beyond the Sangha, cross the Stiba, ‘a’ small river | fron: the 
glen of that name, and proceed to Catnaur, a small village 500: féet 
above the left bank of the Jumna; up the Si/ba glen is a convenient 
pass over the ridge, which separates the Ganges and Jumna. © 
Tug path to-day chiefly ascent and descent, and very rough and— 
steep in most places; and hence, forward, the features of tle mountains’ 
_ bear a harsher appearance, there peing generally mural precipices rising “ 
