<persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003944 http://d-nb.info/gnd/117351946">Thomson</persName> has returned to <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H5458460 https://www.geonames.org/1271883">Ferozepore</placeName> ruined in <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />health I fear – my own age & brothers as we are I <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />deeply deplore this – his sufferings have been <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />great & the later ones added to the <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0002330 https://www.geonames.org/1149361">Affghan</placeName> impri<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />sonment 8 years ago where he suffered with the worst<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />have told on his <add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="superlinear">once</add> glorious constitution – he is en route <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />to <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0017393 https://www.geonames.org/1256237">Simlah</placeName> for his health & will join me in <date xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" when="1849-11" calendar="#gregorian">November</date>. <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />I have given up all Idea of Upper <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0002582 https://www.geonames.org/1278253">Assam</placeName><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> it is quite <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />impracti<subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#ow">a</del> <add place="across">c</add> </subst>able<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied> – An explorer sent thither by <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011923 http://d-nb.info/gnd/118863703">Hodgson</persName> has <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />just been murdered in cold blood & the climate is <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />very unhealthy. <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0003944 http://d-nb.info/gnd/117351946">Thomson</persName> has been to <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0017455 https://www.geonames.org/7449791">Karakoram</placeName> Pass <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />(a little too far <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>N.</abbr> <expan>North</expan> </choice> in your map.) – about <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="18000" unit="foot">18000 <choice> <abbr>ft</abbr> <expan>feet</expan> </choice></measure><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>.</orig> <reg>,</reg> </choice> he <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />for 3 days traversed a plain of <measure xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" quantity="17500" unit="foot">17500 <choice> <abbr>ft.</abbr> <expan>feet</expan> </choice></measure> (same as <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0008047">Pamir</placeName>) <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />& probably a continuation of the great <ref xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:id="ffb8e263-8a0a-4c76-b8e2-638a0a9c763b" corresp="#e6e2b8bc-78d9-4bdc-a2b8-bc78d99bdc15" type="editorialNote">nœud</ref><note xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:id="e6e2b8bc-78d9-4bdc-a2b8-bc78d99bdc15" corresp="#ffb8e263-8a0a-4c76-b8e2-638a0a9c763b" type="editorial">Noeuds (frz.): Knoten. Gemeint sind die Berggipfel.</note> at <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0000502 https://www.geonames.org/1280792">Koenlun</placeName> <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/H0005299">Belor</placeName>.<anchor xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="target" xml:id="start_bfh_kf5_jyb" />What a glorious approximation is your height of <add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="left"><placeName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0017328 https://www.geonames.org/1252607">Chumalari</placeName><anchor type="target" xml:id="stop_bfh_kf5_jyb" />to <persName ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006264 http://d-nb.info/gnd/117155829">Waugh</persName>’s measurements.</add>