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2 RESIDENCE IN l.ADAKH.
3 [PART II.
4 able circumstances, and resumed my journey
5 towards Dras. Goitre was not common at
6 Sankho, but it is said to be much more fre¬
7 quent on the lands on the eastern dr right
8 bank of the river in the same valley.
9 From Sankho we ascended the Nakpo chu
10 along its right bank, a little more than a mile,
11 to the village and lands of Stak-pa, where the
12 sward reminded me of the pastures of Britain,
13 consisting of a poa grass, white clover, plan¬
14 tain, dandelion, dock, bugloss, &c. The cat¬
15 tle were numerous and in good condition.
16 The tilled lands were extensive, and laid out
17 in slopes, but not supported by walls, and in
18 general the cultivation was unusually slovenly
19 for Tibet.
20 On the 30 th of June we commenced the
21 ascent of the steep and difficult pass of the
22 Omba mountain. On the way we crossed the
23 Mizadi; coming from the south-west, and pour¬
24 ing its waters with impetuosity into the Nakpo
25 chu. It was forded with some difficulty, and
26 we had then to ford the Nakpo chu, which
27 was rushing along a broad and stony bed with
28 much foam and fury. On an extensive level,
29 interrupting the ascent, stood the village of