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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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the N.E. Where Prjevalsky crossed it its width was eighteen
miles only, and it was 3570 feet above the sea. The Mongols
there told him that it extended to the east and to the west for
twenty days' march. It forms a marked depression in the
great Mongolian plateau, and is a distinct dividing-line
between the Altai and the In-shan mountain systems, for I
will show presently that the Hurku Hills may be regarded
as the prolongation of the former mountains.
On the 22nd we continued along the southern base of the
Hurku Hills, passing over an almost level plain of an ex-
tremely desolate appearance. It was composed of a grey
gravel, and was covered with small tufts of plants perfectly
scorched up. What little there had been of spring green is
already disappearing, and the young grass and plants which
have had the courage to show themselves are withering, and
all is brown and bare.
On the 22nd we had the misfortune to lose one of our
camels; he shied at something, broke loose, threw his load
(luckily), and disappeared into the darkness. He was never
heard of again, although we hunted most of the night and all
the next day till the evening.
After this we crossed some low hills running down from
the Hurku range, and arrived on the banks of a delightful
small stream, about a foot wide and a few inches deep, with
some patches of green grass on its margin. Here we halted
for three days to buy a couple of new camels. There were
several Mongol yurts about here, and we had visits from some
of the men. They are very fine-looking, tall, strong, muscular
fellows, more like what one would expect of the descendants
of Chenghiz Khan than any other Mongols. They were, how-
ever, very childish, amused at everything, and very rough in
their manners.
The caravan from Bautu which was passed on the road
on the 13th, caught us up here and pitched camp close by.
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