300 Messrs A. and P. Gerards’ Account of a Journey' 
hours after sunrise, and then proceeded to the village of Brooang^^ 
distant 8| miles. 
The road lay over a thick snow-bed for the first mile, and 
then led through extensive woods of various sorts of trees, 
amongst which we recognised the hazel, plane, horse-chesnut, 
&c. &c. It was often rugged and rocky, and there was a steep de- 
scent of 7600 feet perpendicular height. On our way down we 
found black currants and raspberries in the /greatest perfection, 
of which we preserved a large quantity ; and on our arrival at 
camp we feasted on grapes. Brooang is a small village in 
Tookpa, one of the divisions of Koonawnr^ under the Wureer 
Teekumdas. It is situated near the BuSpa Biver, and about 
two miles from the left bank of the Sutluj. 
Ath -We marched to Pooaree, a distance of 124 miles; 
the road was extremely bad, lying often upon the face of a 
naked stone inclined to the horizon at a considerable angle, with 
a precipice of many hundred feet on the outer side. It was no 
great ascent or descent, but so much caution was necessary to 
prevent the traveller from slipping off the rocks into the River 
Sutluj, which lay close upon our left, that the journey took us 
up twelve hours. To-day we crossed the Buspa, a large stream, 
42 feet broad, whose source is six marches to the SE. of 
Brooang. 
^th October . — We proceeded to Rlspe, a march of 13^ miles, 
likewise occupying us the whole day. The road, which lay through 
thin forests of pine, was not so dangerous as yesterday’s, but 
consisted of several steep ascents and descents, upon rocks of 
crumbling granite, of 2000 feet each. We had a grand view of 
the Kylas, or Ruldung Mountains, from the large town of 
Reedung, or Ribe, about 3J miles before we reached camp. 
Imagine to yourself an assemblage of pointed peaks, presenting 
^ vast surface of snow, viewed under an angle of 27°, and at a 
distance of not more than 5 miles in a direct line. The height 
of our station was 8000 feet, and the Kylas peaks were 12,000 
feet higher. At Rispe, we first saw Lamas ; and near this place 
we passed several buildings, from 10 to 40 feet in length, 2 
broad, and about 4 high. They are constructed of loose stones,’ 
without cement ; and upon their tops are numerous pieces of 
slate, of all shapes and sizes, carved with strange characters 
