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at 8|. At 2400 paces, many wild afles, and fome animals, whtch are 

 thought more like mules than either horfes or alfes. At 6780 Gangri 

 valley ends. The declivity goes to the left, and the water of this land 

 falls into the Tirtdpuri river. At 7000, meet the old road. At 12,969 

 reach our ground oppofite to our former encampment 



Augujl 13th.— Thermometer 37". March at g^ 15'. At 3970 paces 

 fall into the Mijar road. At 4460 defcend to the bed of a rapid river, 

 which we pafs over a Sankho. Here we found many Gelum families 

 of Tatar Ihepherds, who had been carrying to Mdnfarowar the afh.es of 

 their deceafed relatives. At 5315 paces defcend to another river in 

 rapidity and volume of current, (imilar to the former. As there was 

 here a Sankko three feet in breadth, we thought it right to attempt to 

 force our yaks over, loaded; but they dsfliked going on account of the 

 height of the planks from the water, and the roaring of the river as it 

 descended through the contracted channel. One, which was clofely 

 preffed, preferred leaping into the water from a bank of ftones feven 

 feet high, and fwam undet the bridge to the oppofite fide loaded. At 

 14,886 paces reach Tirtapuru Wait in the veranda of the temple, where 

 our wool is packed, until the arrival of our cattle with the baggage, 

 which did not take place till near leven in the evening. Went into the 

 temple to hear the Gelums repeat their vefpers, the recital of which was 

 accompanied with cymbals, and the beating of a deep toned drum. 

 The performance of the ceremony was preceded by the blowing of 

 conchs from the top of the temple. We generally found the Gelums 

 aUifled by the Judns or Dhdrmis. — One of thefe men laid that the 

 breach of chaflity in a nun was compenfated by a fine of fifty rupees, 

 and that of a monk or Gelum by one of fixty. 



Augufi 14th —Halt aXTzrtdp6ri. Thermometer 38", A report car- 



