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0060 The Pulse of Asia : vol.1
アジアの鼓動 : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000233
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feet. The coarser materials have been laid down on the
edges near the mountains, and have been terraced, which
shows, as we shall see, that the region has been subject to
great variations of climate in the not far distant past. The
finer materials have been carried toward the centre of the
basin, where they form a smooth plain, free from pebbles,
very fertile, easily tilled, and easily watered by canals from
the countless mountain brooks and rivers.

We are apt to think of Kashmir as part of India, and
therefore as necessarily warm. As a matter of fact, it lies
thirty-four degrees north of the equator, in the same lati-
tude as the northern part of South Carolina. In altitude
it stands over 5000 feet above the sea. Consequently the
climate is comparatively cool. From November to March,
it is so cold as to be not only bracing, but even rigorous.
The spring and fall are mild and delightful, and the sum-
mer is warm. The great amount of water spread over the
plain for irrigation, and the summer storms on the moun-
tains, make that season damp, though but little rain falls
on the plain. The precipitation of Kashmir itself, about
twenty-five inches a year, mostly snow, is not much more
than half as much as that of the eastern and central parts
of the United States. On the mountains the snowfall is
heavier, and hence the rivers and canals of the smooth plain
are always abundantly supplied with water for irrigation.
The temperate climate of the region, combined with the
beautiful scenery, makes Kashmir a most attractive summer
resort for the people of India, especially the English.

From the dawn of history, Kashmir has been occupied by
a single race, Indo-Europeans, allied in blood and language