HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS^; . 25,3 



that lad mentioned, appearing in deal? ^c^jbe^flilf^uwhj^n^^ ?i$\%i 

 very diftin&ly defined outline. .•- .. .• iorl ■. 1 :/',: rl . •/•■ 



• .i. 3 fj ,'v bioios ,.woVl . ..■• ■ 

 To juftify the affertion jr that; the- di'ijance, ?t. wliieh -the ;■ chain . q£,\ 

 fnowy mountains continues fOifre vifible, exceeds 150 miles, it may 

 be fufficient to mention* that it is-feen .Spring Ea ( fteTly gf Nqrtih, from ; 

 Patna and from p the r Hations .(a$. ^ft^4^»3^fe]bi^^i£%ift4!^9 s 

 bank of the Ganges* Now the latitude ,of Paty? by agronomical- ob* > 

 fervation i$i25 36';* and that; of Cat x -bm&n.du s :,n£ife\$i due .north, of: 

 it, is' 27 42 f the difference, v bjsing 1,2^ : geogra<pfeic: ; ^ t afeout 14S •; 

 Englifti miles. But the nearefr of the -^\in$aya k J®Q$$t§)®&, ^W>vy^kit 

 diftant in a horizontal line above 25 rrji^s? ^vq^ ^.h^iVam^md ■: 

 town; more than one valley and intermediate ridge b^ingin|ejpofed; 

 fome of which, to a diflance of ten miles, .have ^en, yxfyz&fyj Euro- 

 peans, without approaching within -feyeraLdays trayefting-diftance of j 

 the foot of the Himalaya, J ,, •_ f -[ , .* \ , /■ ,- -,. y . 



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The, continuation of the fame chain of mountains divides Butdn ', 

 from libct, and is diilinctly vifible from the plains ®§;\Berigd*! Captain ::' 

 Turner and Mr. Saunders, on their journey to Tz/holumbo, after tra- 

 versing Butdn aadiCroiung the frpntier^ $ik$t>i <founxl»thpmfelv<$s;nea> 

 a ran^e of mountains co^erf $ f wJtiade&^ 



to be but two, miles , diftant ,/rpna, jbfic equ#* :;f .Qaptaia T; parttcuiajly i - 

 noticed a Confpicuoqs^fa^ bql^.iUrbighiveP^atiQn: b.y!the Mindtis^tidi ■ > 

 named •ChmrMdxiB\\^^t^-M%vj^x^'m^^ Jatisfied^ the one ]fYorn' : 

 the remarkable focm of the: pea&V the other 'foonrdier- 'height and bear- 



, * P.EUB.EN BuRRO yff 



•\ Lt. Col. Crawforp. 



J Geal Ki r k p atei c k's account <?fjli$ JC\ng#oijl, of A>/t,/, 



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