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| Scientific Results of a Journey in Central Asia, 1899-1902 : vol.1 |
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| PART OF THE OLD RIVER-BED AT ATSCHI-SCHIPANG. | |
| AN OLD BED PF THE TSCHERTSCHEN-DARJA SITUATED TO THE NORTH OF THE PRESENT RIVER. VIEW LOOKING NE. |
Citation Information
THE LOWER TSCHERTSCHEN-DARJA. 385
February 2nd. The bed which begins immediately below Keng-lajka terminates at Atschi-schipang (fig. 334); it is however an old boldschemal rather than a river. From the point where it reunites with the Tschertschen-darja two small ariks go off to the Jangi-terem, or »new settlements», at Atschi-schipang, where not long ago an attempt was made to grow wheat. The canals are crossed by small bridges at the point where they are intersected by the road between Tschert-
schen and Tscharklik. After that we left Fig. 334. PART OF THE OLD RIVER-BED AT
on our right the river and the little pool ATSCHI-SCHIPANG.
of Schor-köl, which, although fed by fresh
springs, nevertheless contains salt water, and inclining to the north-north-east, entered an almost inextricable labyrinth of tamarisk-mounds, reeds, and dead forest, before we reached Tschong-schipang, the farther of the two old river-beds. This we found to be very distinct, forming an almost straight trench in the ground, with a breadth practically equal to that of the existing Tschertschen-darja. Its scarped terraces, about a couple of meters high, are crowned by a quantity of tamarisk-mounds, which help to give great definiteness of outline to the river-bed. At intervals there are poplars,
Fig. 335. AN OLD BED OF THE TSCHERTSCHEN-DARJA SITUATED TO THE NORTH OF THE PRESENT RIVER.
VIEW LOOKING NE.
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