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MEMOIR OF THE INDUS.
CHAP, XI.
The following are our present and received opi-
nions regarding the source of the Indus. The river
of Ladak, joined by the Shyook, falls into the Indus
at Draus, and these united streams form the great
river which runs north of Cashmere, and is joined
by the Aboo Seen before passing Attok. The town
of Leh, or Ladak, is placed above the parallel of
37° N. latitude, and Draus lies nearly half way be-
tween it and the city of Cashmere. This account
differs materially from the information which I have
received. The river of Ladak, and the Shyook, in-
stead of existing as two minor tributaries of the
Indus, form of themselves that great river; the one
rising near the lake of Mansurour, and the other in
the mountains of Karakoruna. They unite N.W. of
Ladak, and pass through the country of Little Tibet,
or Baltee, and a snowy range separates them from
Cashmere. Ladak lies nearly eastward of Cash-
mere, which places it three degrees of latitude be-
low the parallel given to it by Mr. Macartney; and
Draus is on the road to Ladak.* No such junction
as is given in the map takes place at Draus, and the
rivulet that passes that village, instead of forming
a portion of the waters of the Indus, runs among the
mountains of Cashmere, and joins the Jelum, or
* Since this chapter was written I have been favoured with
a sight of the journals of Mr. Geo. Trebeck, who accompanied
Moorcroft to Ladak, where this information is completely con-
firmed. That enterprising young gentleman determined the
latitude of the two places to be as follows : —
Cashmere, 34° 4' 28"
Ladak - 34 10 13
MEMOIR OF THE INDUS.
CHAP, XI.
The following are our present and received opi-
nions regarding the source of the Indus. The river
of Ladak, joined by the Shyook, falls into the Indus
at Draus, and these united streams form the great
river which runs north of Cashmere, and is joined
by the Aboo Seen before passing Attok. The town
of Leh, or Ladak, is placed above the parallel of
37° N. latitude, and Draus lies nearly half way be-
tween it and the city of Cashmere. This account
differs materially from the information which I have
received. The river of Ladak, and the Shyook, in-
stead of existing as two minor tributaries of the
Indus, form of themselves that great river; the one
rising near the lake of Mansurour, and the other in
the mountains of Karakoruna. They unite N.W. of
Ladak, and pass through the country of Little Tibet,
or Baltee, and a snowy range separates them from
Cashmere. Ladak lies nearly eastward of Cash-
mere, which places it three degrees of latitude be-
low the parallel given to it by Mr. Macartney; and
Draus is on the road to Ladak.* No such junction
as is given in the map takes place at Draus, and the
rivulet that passes that village, instead of forming
a portion of the waters of the Indus, runs among the
mountains of Cashmere, and joins the Jelum, or
* Since this chapter was written I have been favoured with
a sight of the journals of Mr. Geo. Trebeck, who accompanied
Moorcroft to Ladak, where this information is completely con-
firmed. That enterprising young gentleman determined the
latitude of the two places to be as follows : —
Cashmere, 34° 4' 28"
Ladak - 34 10 13