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Account (yf Captain Hodgson's Journey to the 
“ 5th April 1817.* — Paunti to Gira. — Total distance 7 miles 
1§ furlong — 2J miles parallel to the Jumna , and descend to its 
bed, where the stream from the Banaul glen joins it. Leave 
the Jumna , and proceed three miles NW. up the Banaul river. 
Then ascend the south face of the mountain to Gira , a village 
of ten large houses pleasantly situated, and sheltered from the 
northern blasts. This district of Banaul is about seven miles 
in length ; the NW. end is closed by a high rocky mountain, 
where the stream arises which waters the bottom of the gjen. — 
Several villages are seen placed in advantageous situations on 
the sides of the mountains, the soil of which is fertile ; wood, 
water, and grain are abundant. 
<6 As I ],earnt that much snow yet remained on my route for- 
ward, I halted here some days to give it time to melt, and to 
refresh my people, who were harassed by the journey from Calsi , 
for it had rained every day, and they had been sparingly and 
ill fed, and also to take the rates of toy chronometers. 
6C 12 tli April 1817.— Gira to Thanno. — Total distance 8 
miles. Down the N. side of the glen, and pass through the vil- 
lages of Bisat and Devali $ to Bakiat , a large village, 4 miles 6 
furlongs. Proceed parallel to the Jumna , but above it 1 mile 
6 furlongs, and descend to the Badal river, which comes from 
a glen similar to that of Banal , but is longer, and contains more 
and larger villages. 
“ The river joins the Jumna here; it comes from the Cedar a 
Canta , a large mountain covered with snow, and its course is 
from N. 15° west ; breadth about 40 feet, depth 1 J and 2 feet. 
Proceed 1| miles further to Thanno , a small village, 400 feet 
above the right bank of the Jumna. 
u The road to-day chiefly on a gradual descent ; path good 
and pleasant. The Jumnotri Snowy peaks, seen up the river, 
have a noble appearance ; the eastern peak bears 56° 17' NE. ; — 
its altitude 8° 16'. Thanno appears to be 4083 feet above the 
level of Seharanpur. Latitude observed 30° 49' 12". 
“ 1 %th April 1817. — Thanno to Catnaur. —Total distance 4 
miles 2 furlongs. Steep descent to the Jumna , and cross it on 
a sangha , which consists of three small spars and some twigs 
bound together, and laid across in the manner of a hurdle. — * 
The sangha is in two portions, being laid from rock to rock ; 
