1 (Me THB RIVEE AUmJ, OB OXDa C^ffom
2 TAsu LAMP <nr urns tdit amd m hum mtmmiwi Mintni>«siT m
3 TABBDMl*.
4 It appears that after five days' jonmey north-east of Cashmepr, an evident
5 ascent commences, which is very great tor three or four days' journey, after
6 which it is less on to Leh. The ascent continues even on to the. great ridge
7 ' jvliicfa MfMntei Tibet horn Yaricund, m appean by die ooone of the ttream.
8 wincii comet fion that pdot > lliis rUge n the one I lunre bdbre men*
9 tioned, as having been passed at several distant points, and ansiten to tbo
10 Pamer ridge. The road from Leh leads along it for twelve days* journey
11 on the road to Yarkufjil, nnd is crosspd fifteen days* journey from T.ph, at
12 which place the ahove stream is lett, and has probably a more diiitunt source.
13 Tlte country to the left was also very mountainous, but perfectly desolate,
14 and on diia aooount but fitde mm» infiirmatioii baa been obtained regarding
15 die natme of it. lb appeaa» however, fiom a nmte fiom Dear, poMOg Aaoi
16 weat to ^8t, through the southern part of this country, that the whole road
17 was excessively moi!nt;!itTmis. and I, think there can be little doidit of the
18 rest being of" the same nature.
19 I shall now endeavour to give an account of the rivers; any hdls which 1
20 may have omitted in this general account, will come In in the separate
21 aooounta of each oonntiy.
22 RIVEAS.
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24 L TBI Bivmt AMifu, OE ozua.
25 This river, from its source to the country of Durwaz, is better known by
26 the name Punj than Ammu. It Iisl^ its source from tiie high lands of Fwi^.
27 lit iasueafiom a jMfTow valley tiro or duree bimdred yarda broed in Wukhan^
28 the aouthem faonndaiy of Funar. . llm nllay la, incloaad 411 tiuM ndaa faf
29 dw h^ snowy nuvntain called Pooahtikhnr, to the aoodv eaat, and weat
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