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Citation Information
414 INDEX
with Ladakh, 48; in Lop basin, 93, 94; in Lop desert, 248; among Niya River ruins, 206-208; at Sanju, 136, 139, 144, 147; at Son Kul, 352; in Tian Shan, 108; in Turfan, 296, 302; colors of, in fall, 211; significance of dead, 254, 262-264; dead, near Dumuka, 179; dead, near DandanUilik, 188; dead, in Keriya desert, 190; dead, at Turfan, 309; former abundance of, near Sanju, 148; geographic importance of, 93; influence of, upon rate of erosion, 42; relation of, to changes in water supply, 282, 372; relation of, to loess, 280; relation of, to sand, 179, 188; as measure of age of ruins, 174.
Vegetation, zone of, see Zone of vegetation.
Veils of women, 128, 129.
Verdure of Sanju, 136, 139, 144. Viceroy, Chinese, 305.
Village, description of a Chanto, 140. Villages located on terraces, 52, 104. See Terrace villages.
Violence in Kashmir, 32; among Ladakhis, 73.
Vishnu, Hindu god, 37.
Vitasta, or Jhelum River, 39.
Volcanic activity in Lop basin, 99. Volcanic pebbles, 167.
Volcanoes in Central Asia, 307. Volga River, 334, 347.
Von Richthofen, H., cited, 240. Vredenburg, E., cited, 320, 321.
Wages of coolies, 34.
Wakkan, district in Pamirs, 107. Wall, taken down for a guest, 150;
old, at Derbent, 341, 342; old, at
Gumush Tepeh, 340.
Wang, of Luckhun, 303, 304; of Turfan, 310.
War, effect of, upon population, 323, 325, 326; relation of, to climate, 374.
War, Russo-Jananese, effect of, upon pilgrims, 88-90; effect of, upon prices, 88.
Warping as explanation of changes of Caspian Sea, 338.
Washing, before meals, 119, 146; method of washing jar, 137.
Water, in Lop desert, 248, 255; loss of, by streams, 100-102; utilization of, in Lop basin, 237.
Water-chestnut in Kashmir, 28.
Waterfowl at Lake Pangong, 68.
Water-spread of Caspian Sea, 338.
Water supply, of ancient roads, 273; of Chira region, 177-179; of Choka, 160-163; of Dandan-Uilik, 171, 188; of Dumuka and Ponak, 175, 178; of Kashmir, 27; of Kuruk Tagh, 277-279; of Miran, 245; of Niya, 207; of Turfan, 309; of Vash Sheri, 221; causes of decrease of, 282; minor changes in, 182, 267; relation of, to population, 233; relation of, to tamarisks, 180, 181.
Waterways of Kashmir, 27, 28. Waxing and waning of Lop-Nor, chap. xiv, 280-294.
Wealth, of Chantos, 140, 145, 232;
pursuit of, 86; of travelers, 247. Weapons made at Lulan, 271. Weather influences, 363.
Weather, in Lop basin, 93-98; during autumn in Lop basin, 189; stimulus of change of, 98.
Wedding games, 125.
Weeping of Khirghiz woman, 131. Wells, in Dasht-i-Lut, 318; in Lop
basin, 95, 101, 175; in Takla-
makan desert, 186; saline in zone
of vegetation, 220; at Turfan, 310. Wheat, on lower Tarim River, 268;
relation of, to rainfall, 375. Wheeled vehicles, ancient, 272; in
Kashmir, 27; in Lop basin, 154. Whigs, victory of, in 1840, 377. Whirlwinds, 148.
Whistling, 197.
Wild animals in Lop basin, 229. Wild bull in Germany, 371.
Wills, cited, 375.
Wind, effect of, upon nerves, 364; erosion by, 253, 255; in Lop basin, 95, 97; share of, in formation of tamarisk mounds, 180; at Turfan, 299, 300.
Wind-faceted pebbles, 148.
Winnowing gold, 197.
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