Cosmic Ray Research in the Himalayas. According to a clipping from the Statesman of 22 July 1951, an international party consisting of Dr. L. F. Curtiss, of the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, Dr. P. S. Gill, and Mr. Basir Khan, of Aligarh University, have been studying slow neutrons in cosmic rays on 13,600-ft. Mount Apharwat and other high points near Gulmarg.