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 THE STAGES TO SRINAGAR 43

Tongas will take two, three, four or more days according to the length of the day, the nature of the road, and the disposition of the traveller. Motors can go through in a day, but in any other way two or three days must be allowed.

Every fourteen miles or so is a dak bungalow, where for the payment of one rupee a furnished room is provided, and on further payment meals may be obtained at any time, but “bedding” must always be taken, as nothing but the bare bed is provided.

The stages from Rawal Pindi (1790 feet) at which these bungalows may be found, are :—

Tret. 2. 2. . 254 miles 254 miles Sunnybank (6000 feet) (for

Murree, 2 miles distant) 11} ,, 362, Kohala (2000 feet) . . @th sy 644, Dulai (2180 feet) . . 1, 761 =, Domel (2320 feet). » 9 » 85}, Garhi (2750 fest). . 13k 983, Chakoti (3780 feet) . . 2 s,s, 1193, Uri (4425 feet). . . 18h ,, 183) ,, Rampur (4826 feet). . wb, 146}, Baramula (5150 feet). wb 4, 162}, Patan (5200 feet). . 164, 1783, Srinagar (5250 feet). - 1h sy 196} ,,

The road is usually open all the year round except in January, February, and part of March,