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Tibet and Turkestan : vol.1 |
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chanceful meeting at Tiflis seemed a superlative
machiavellianism, invented to cover some interna-
tional deviltry. The combination of an American,
going as far as he could towards Lhasa, with a
Frenchman who thought he also might make the
venture, but would first go only to Kashgar, mean-
time telegraphing to Paris for further instructions—
all this, occurring at military Osh, doubtless seemed
to Russian official minds a thing to outwardly ap-
prove and inwardly doubt. However, we were at
last able to canter away from the Residency, hats
off to Madame and Mademoiselle, feigning ease,
all of us, as to the Colonel's non-appearance.
Our little caravan of seven ponies was now well
under way: we were off for Kashgar, about two hun-
dred and fifty miles south-east, in Chinese Turkes-
tan. There we must reorganise, for these men from
Osh would go no farther. We had engaged a good-
humoured Sart as cook and general helper. There
were three men to take care of the ponies with bur-
dens. We had paid the proper head man at Osh
half the caravan hire, which amounted to $7.00 per
pony for the whole journey. The Sart was to have
$12.50 per month. Joseph was our luxury—$2.50
per day and his food while with us, and half-pay
for a reasonable period covering his return. This
is princely hire, but what is to be done without an
interpreter? Our food-supply had been increased
by the purchase of a considerable quantity of coarse
canned goods, some macaroni, rice, sugar, etc.
Joseph had misunderstood Osh as a market-place,
and consequently we fared badly for many days
thereafter.
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