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predecessors, 118 ; district defined and described, 119=20, routes' to, frOm Pilipert,: 241-2, survey work'

at, 242   • . .   .

•

-- - river, another name • for. the

Yarkand river, 144   •

Rassoula, the cook, his apple=dumpling, 42, his imperviousness to côld, and linguistic attainments,' 90

Rastam the Ladaki, case of, 202 • Rawal Pindi, 100 . •

Rhubarb, wild, near Aru Cho, .34 Riccard, Captain, companion of Deasy

on return to Kashmir, 326

Rimdi, camp at, 19, low temperature

at, 20   .
Robbery in Chinese Turkestan; 336

Roberts, Captain, 109   •   •
Roborovsky, Captain, traveller in Chinese Turkestan, 171 .

Rudok, official objection to Deasy's visit to, 67, suzerainty of over

Gerge, 60   .

Rundor, dog from bites Deasy, 84, guide's vagueness concerning, 79, 80, journey towards, 81-3, nomad encampment at, 84 .

Russia in Central Asia (see Petrovsky), advance of, 357, movements of in Tibet, i~~:, in relation to Chinesé Turkestan, 354, et seq., precautions taken against plague by, 273, rule of, in Russian Turkestan, disliked by natives, 357, trade of and traders in Chinese Turkestan, 342-3 .

Russian Turkestan, dislike of Russian

• rule by natives, 35.7 •

Sal BAGH, and region, hospitality of native ef, 158

Sakti valley, rich vegetation in, 324

Sandal Dawan, 265, 281, difficulties in crossing, 126-8,: re-visited, 270

Sanglash, getting the yaks down near, 234, confidence in Deasy shown by villager . at, 237, Grombchefsky's crossing of the Yarkand river at, 101

Sanman, his sousing, stupidity, and consequent illness, 35-6, troublesome conduct of, 88

Sargon Pass, survey observations near,

222, elevation of and difficulties in

crossing, 227, value of yak in such - places, 228 •

Sarikol, the Beg of, 283, help given by at Langar, 210, his hospitality, 213, difficulty of explaining the object of the journey to; 235

• - Deasy's wish to explore, 137, acceded 'to, 139, but prevented by .snow, 139-40

Sarok Kamish, name of the Yarkand river at, 118; survey efforts at, 119, route from to •Bazar Dara, 123

• - Tuz valley, Chinese post at, 173,

• reason for, 174

Saroz Kul, camp near, 319

Sawras, in the Yarkand valley, caves at, and winding course of river near, .280-1

Scind valley, leading to the Zoji La, 6 Sergi, routes to and from, 261-2 Shamatagle, camp at, 229

-- pass of, view from, survey and . photographic work at, 230

Sharnoz pass and village, 229

Sheep of Tibet or Ladak, as beasts of burden, 3

Shemen Cho, see Charol Cho

Shigatze, 76 •

Shiran Maidan, meeting with Mr. I. Morse at, 111

Shor •Kul, salt lake, elevation of, 175 Shoti, . elevation of, rough scaffold road near, 277

Shukur, ponies hired from, 104 Shum, camp at, 20

Sia, the, an official sent to Polu to hinder the expedition, 308, 309, 312 Sidik, illness of, 27

Sidik Shaye, Aksaksal of Yarkand, 299 Simla, illness of Deasy at, on his return; 326

Sin-Chiang, native name for Chinese Turkestan (q.v.), 130, 32Q, et passim

Sir Buland Ali Sha, Beg of the Tajiks, near Raskam, and the KanjutRaskam question, 355

Slavery in Chinese Turkestan, recent abolition of, 339-40 •

Sonam, caravan-man, 316, illness of, 26, further illness and Russian precautions against plague in relation to, 272-3 ; inaccuracy of his reconnaissances, 183, accident to,

• 319

Sonam Sang, 316, horror of, on seeing his photograph, 156

Sorgak, journey from, to Kara Sai

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