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| In Tibet and Chinese Turkestan : vol.1 |
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CONTENTS. X 111
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with Pil men—Dangerous corner—Pil—No petroleum—Suspicions about me—Unable to descend the valley—Arrival of supplies—Borrowing more money—Departure from Pil—Chadder TashAccident to donkey—" Drop " on track—Anxiety about animals—
Slow march—Pilipert . 226
CHAPTER XV
Yul Bash—Guides entrapped—Ascent up glacier—The Mamakul Pass —Trying observations—Exposure—The descent—Zambok frozen to death—Long march—Travelling in the dark—Miskan—Difficult march—Raskam—Lazy yak-men—Object accomplished—Lengthy détour—Precipitous ascent to Topa Dawan—Good news—Yul Bash the liar—Accident to yak—Return route—Tents useless—Ram Singh does good work—Natives refuse information—Paying
off the yak-men—Issok Bulok Agzi . 242
CHAPTER XVI
My friends the Kirghiz—Rejoining the caravan--Return of Islam—Second Christmas at Zad—Down the Kulan Urgi valley—Tir revisited—Ice still too weak--Excursions from Tir—Cold bivouacs -Frozen rivers—The Kuramut Dawan—Apathy of natives—Guide frost-bitten—Ghosts—Down the Yarkand River—News from Kashgar—Alarm about plague—Annoying natives—Langar —Tashkurghan River—Narrow escape of caravan—Rotten iceBridging—Donkeys escape cold bath--Description of valley—Short of money—Bad part of track—Cutting ice-steps for animals —The Kesin Pass—Surveying under difficulties—Evicting animals from house—Unpleasant surroundings—No water—An unexpected meeting—Crossing the Teriart River—Waterproofing my garments —Curious cavities in rocks—Sending news to Kashgar—Task completed—Back to Chumdi—Up the Asgan Sal valley—Robbery by Chinese official—Completion of journey—Return to Yarkand . 260
CHAPTER XVII
| Trouble about money—The- Khan Arik route—Large oasis—Khan Arik—Meeting Macartney—Hospitable hosts—Civilisation—Muz Tagh Ata and Mount Kungur—The Taotai-Formal complaints—His promise—Dinner with the Taotai—Feeling a fool—M. Petrovsky—Swedish missionaries—Macartney's position—Departure from Kashgar | 283 |
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