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2 HISTORY OK THE SIKHS,
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4 Zadarus, Zaradrus, Shatooder, Sutlooge, Setlej,
5 Sutledge, kc.
6 The Sutlej rises ^on the southern side of the
7 lofty Kailas, and empties its waters into the lake
8 MunSurawur; from thence its course is parallel
9 to that of the Indus, or Sin-ka-bab (lion’s mouth,)
10 which is supposed to rise from the northern side of
11 the same mountain. The great Kialas is consi¬
12 dered a paradise by the Hindoos, and they believe
13 it to be inhabited by their Deities, particularly
14 Shiva. Its height is estimated by some geogra¬
15 phers at 28,000 feet above the level of the sea;
16 while others compute it at 30,000; it is therefore
17 the loftiest mountain at present known in the
18 world : seen even, from an elevation of 17,000 feet,
19 the Kialas is an object of admiration. It often gets
20 the name of the peaked mountain.”
21 The Sutlej is a rapid torrent in the mountains,
22 and is confined within a narrow channel through
23 which it foams with great velocity, rendering it
24 “ unfordable where the depth is only a few feet,
25 unless for the strong and hardy yak.”* At Ham-
26 pore in Busahir, it is crossed on inflated skins
27 during the cold season, and these are employed as
28 far down as Bdaspore. In the rains the river is
29 crossed by means of a joola, or bridge constructed
30 of ropes. The Sutlej becomes navigable on reach¬
31 ing the plains at Roopur, and from that place
32 pursues its course to Hurreekee, near which the
33 ** Vide Thornton's Gazetteer.
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