Innermostasia 176 - Reed-beds of Altmish-bulak seen from above westernmost spring. This small spring in the foothills northwest of Lou lan is where he sent his camels to rest while he conducted the lengthy excavation - then he went there with his teams prior to undertaking the dangerous trek across the Lop sea. He went more directly across while Lal Singh took a more circular route northeast and then south east acround the salt sea.