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Southern Tibet : vol.9 |
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CHAPTER VII.
ACROSS THE VAKJIR PASS TO CHAKMAKTIN-KUL.
Having visited five of the high valleys at the southern edge of Taghdumbash
Pamir and climbed three passes, I left this region and continued my journey west-
wards to the Vakjir Pass and Chakmaktin-kul.
On August 11th we travelled 25 km. N. W. and west, descending from 4,133 m.
to 3,628 m., or 505 m., a rate of 1:49.5. We again passed Masar with its Kirgiz
aul of 10 tents of the Kesek tribe, though a few Kara-teit and Chal-teit also were
said to live here. Some of them pass the winter at Uruk on the Raskan-darya,
watching yaks. The shepherds and their sheep pass the winter at Masar, as the
animals cannot be taken across the Ilik-su Pass. Even if they could make the
journey they would be torn in the bushes and jangal on its eastern side.
At Masar we crossed the Hunserab which here was 40 m. broad and half
a meter deep and of a moderate velocity. The water was quite clear and bluish
green. Then we ascended the 50 m. high left erosion terrace, the surface of which
was undulated and consisted of gravel and meadows watered by small rills from the
south. From Sasik-teke a brook comes down.
Having marched a few kilometers between the southern mountains and some
small detached hills, we entered the mighty valley of the upper Taghdumbash. Just
in the corner where the river turns to the north a mighty mountain group is visible
during a very long part of the march. From the southern mountains a little narrow
valley comes out; it has eternal snow in its background and perhaps some little
glacier, as its name is Mus-jilga. A similar valley opposite it is called Koshin-ghir,
or as others would have it, Kashik-unkur. Both have grass and brooks in their
lower parts, but no roads. At the next brook we camped at a place called At-
yeilak (pronounced At-yeilau). Our Kirgizes said that the mountains south of the
Vakjir Pass were called Mus-tagh; the name Hindu-kush they had not heard.
On August 12th our road proceeded W. S. W. 18,6 km. on the right or southern
bank of the Taghdumbash River. The next camp being at 3,855 m., the rise is
227 m. and the rate 1:82.
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