To conclude I have given you exactly all I <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />know<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied> I wish it were more definite <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />but <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Col:</abbr> <expan>Colonel</expan> </choice> <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006264 http://d-nb.info/gnd/117155829">Waugh</persName> looks upon an <unclear xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high" reason="illegible">error</unclear> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of a foot in mensuration, as of more <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />importance than I do – & <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#ow"><unclear reason="covered">it</unclear></del> <add place="across">he</add> </subst> speaks & <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />writes with all the doubts I have given <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />you above. He concludes that there <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><hi xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#mMM" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700">can be <hi rendition="#u" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700">but little difference</hi> between <lb /><hi rendition="#u" hand="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012069 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118554700"><placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005520 https://www.geonames.org/1283457">Dawalgari</placeName>, <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005510">Deodhanga</placeName> & <placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000349 https://www.geonames.org/1283259">Kanchain</placeName></hi> –</hi> that <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />no other Peaks approach these, that all<pb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" n="4r" /><fw xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="folNum">II</fw>exceed <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="20000" unit="foot">28000 <choice> <abbr>Engl.</abbr> <expan>English</expan> </choice> feet</measure>. – Curious as is <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />the problem of height<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> the most interesting <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />to me is the position of the dominant masses; <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />whether <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s"><unclear reason="covered" cert="medium">of</unclear></del> <add place="superlinear">great in</add> </subst> mean elevation of their mass or <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />actual height of a particular spire is <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of less consequence. For it is where the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />great accumulations of <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Perp</abbr> <expan>Perpetual</expan> </choice> Snow are, <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />that the watersheds will head. There <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />are between <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Long</abbr> <expan>Longitude</expan> </choice> 80° & 9<subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#ow">8</del> <add place="across">0</add> </subst>°. 1<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>.</orig> <reg /> </choice>º <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0017210 https://www.geonames.org/1261991">Jawar</placeName>. 2º <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005520 https://www.geonames.org/1283457">Dawalgri</placeName>. 3º <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0018439 https://www.geonames.org/1279688">Gossain than</placeName><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig /> <reg>.</reg> </choice> 4º<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>..</orig> <reg /> </choice> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005510">Deodhangha</placeName><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig /> <reg>.</reg> </choice> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />5<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig /> <reg>º</reg> </choice> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000349 https://www.geonames.org/1283259">Kanchain</placeName><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig /> <reg>.</reg> </choice> 6<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig /> <reg>º</reg> </choice> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0017328 https://www.geonames.org/1252607">Chumalari</placeName><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>,</orig> <reg>.</reg> </choice> 7<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig /> <reg>º</reg> </choice> <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#ow">s</del> <add place="across">t</add> </subst>wo unnamed <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />Peaks <del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s">of</del> not accurately measured in <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0005234 https://www.geonames.org/1252634">Bhothan</placeName>. Mr <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011923 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118863703">Hodgson</persName> demonstrates <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />that the great <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020514"><choice> <abbr>SubHimal</abbr> <expan>SubHimalayan</expan> </choice></placeName> rivers have <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />their sources in these, that there came <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />the waters of the opposing faces of 2 contiguous <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />Peaks to converge to meet <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <sic>in the</sic> <corr type="deleted" /> </choice> <del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s"><gap reason="covered" quantity="1" unit="chars" /></del> generally <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />in the <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020514"><choice> <abbr>SubHimal</abbr> <expan>SubHimalaya</expan> </choice></placeName> & form Deltic basins<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>;</orig> <reg>.</reg> </choice> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />By means of these basins we propose to <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />divide the whole <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006863 https://www.geonames.org/1252558"><choice> <abbr>Himal.</abbr> <expan>Himalaya</expan> </choice></placeName> Geographically<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Ethnograph.</abbr> <expan>Ethnographically</expan> </choice><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Zoolog.</abbr> <expan>Zoologically</expan> </choice> & Botanically. <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0010238 https://www.geonames.org/1256312">Sikkim</placeName> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />for instance is the basin of the <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020711 https://www.geonames.org/1186027">Teesta</placeName> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />where East feeders rise from <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000349 https://www.geonames.org/1283259">Kinchan</placeName> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />& are pushed all to the East, so as almost <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />to meet the waters of <del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s">the</del> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0017328 https://www.geonames.org/1252607">Chumalari</placeName> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />which are pushed West. Further West <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />of this you will observe that the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />waters from the opposite faces of the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />contiguous Peaks meet within the <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020514"><choice> <abbr>SubHimal</abbr> <expan>SubHimalaya</expan> </choice></placeName> – here they do not; but<pb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" n="4v" />still between the grand <add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="superlinear">South</add> spur of <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000349 https://www.geonames.org/1283259">Kinchin</placeName> (<placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020683">Singalelah</placeName>) which runs from <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />its summit to the plains, & the grand <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />South spur of <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0017328 https://www.geonames.org/1252607">Chumalari</placeName> which is <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />also continuous to the plains, – all is <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />one water shed<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied> To explain this I <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />send you a <ref xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" target="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0020432/start_lmn_zd5_jyb">small sketch plan</ref> which <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />will also help to illustrate my recent <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />tour in the mountains.