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er, this affe&iori fomewhat fubfided. Several of the people are dif- 

 fering from headaches, colds, and affections of the inteftincs, apparently- 

 attributable to the great and fudden changes in the ftate of the air, as in 

 tire : mrdxlle of the day ; the thermometer often flood 30' 1 higher than 

 in the morning. 



March at fix — At 3021 paces, defert the Dauli, within two cos from 

 its fource at the foot of a mountain called the Gangd-noli. At 5360 

 paces, commence afcending the Gtiiii or pafs which feparates 

 Hindujlan from Undes. A (cent very iteep and difficult. We rode 

 upon our bullocks the whole of the afcent, which; was a mile and three 

 quarters. At 7470 paces reach the ftimmit, where we find a heap of' 

 ftones, on which is-a pole with pieces of rag attached to it ■ and as it is 

 cuftomary for every caravan or even for a fingle traveller to add his " 

 mite, we ordered a bit of., cloth to be fufpended in our name. This 

 cuftom.is fuppofedito .entail the accoraplifhment of the objects of the 

 journey to every one who obferves it. We pafs over an extenfive 

 plain thickly covered with large (tones, upon which the bullocks tread 

 with extraordinary firmnefs. This plain is bounded on evey fide with 

 mountains; thofe behind are covered with fnow without any mark 

 of vegetation; thofe before are equally bare, but without fnow. D;f= 

 lance this day about five miles and a half* 



The firfl; afcent was very deep, but not fo difficult as the fecond, 

 which is called this Kiti Ghdti or pafs,: Here our conductor Amer 

 Singh had fome fears, that our progrefs might be impeded by fome 

 guards from Ddbd, and whilfi ascending, called to the Pendit, who had 

 got the flart of him, to examine whether there were any watchmen on 

 the fuminit.— He appeared not-a little gratified on learning that there 

 were not any. The. height of this pafs is fo great and long, that a very 



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