JOURNAL 
OF THE 
ASIATIC SOCIETY. 
No. II. 1861. 
Memorandum drawn up by the order of Colonel A. Scott Waugh, 
Engineers , Surveyor General of India, F. S. S., F. R. G. S. Sfc. 
on the progress of the Kashmir Series of the Great Trigonometrical 
Survey of India, loith map and observations on the late conquest of 
Gilgit and other incidental matters, by Captain T. G-. Mohtgome- 
eie, Engineers, F. B. G. S. fyc. in charge of the Series. 
During the field season of 1860, the triangulation of the Kash- 
mir Series has made good progress up the river Indus, and the posi- 
tion of Leli, the capital of Ladak has been finally fixed. Messrs. 
Johnson and Beverley had to carry their work over some very diffi- 
cult, rugged, and confined ground that separates the more open valley 
of the Indus to the south east of Leh* from the table land of Kupshu 
and Hanle. This was effected in a most skilful and praiseworthy 
manner though it twice involved the ascent of a station by Mr. 
Johnsonf of 19,979 feet and by Mr. Beverley! of another 19,958 
feet above the sea, besides numerous other stations all over 17,000 
feet above the sea. 
A trigonometrical mark has been erected on a point 21,480 feet 
above the sea, but unfortunately there was not sufficient space to put 
a theodolite on it. 
* Lat. 34° 9' 30''.05. Long. 77° 36' 42"'57. Height 11,279 Ft. 
t Civil 2d. Asst. 0. T. Survey. 
J Senior Sub-Asst. Do. 
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