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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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manner by them. A European in the employ of the Chinese
heard of this, brought it to the notice of the Russian minister at
Pekin, and I believe their release was obtained, but not before
they had undergone the most fearful sufferings from hunger
and imprisonment in foul, pest-stricken dungeons. I have
often wondered whether my hearty, good-natured guest was
one of them.
Besides the native town of Hami, there is also a Chinese
walled town, about six hundred yards square, with four gate-
ways, each surmounted by a massive tower.
Sir Henry Howorth, the author of the "History of the
Mongols," asked me on my return whether I had noticed
any old ruins at Hami. All the country round Hami is
covered with ruins, but mostly of mud-constructed buildings,
the age of which it is impossible to conjecture. I did not
look out for anything special, and the only remarkable ruins I
remember were those of what appeared to be an old temple
with a dome of green glazed tiles.
We halted four days at Hami, and made a new start for
Kashgar—the second great stage of the journey—on July 8.
It appeared that carts could be taken the whole way, so camels
were no longer required, and I was fortunate in being able to
effect an excellent arrangement with my "boy" Liu-san, by
which he engaged to land me at Kashgar by contract on a
certain date. I was to be regarded as a piece of merchandise
to be carted from one place to the other, and he was to under-
take the whole of the arrangement. He was to land me and
my baggage at Kashgar in forty days, and was to be paid
seventy taels (about £17 10s.) here at Hami, and thirty taels
more if we reached Kashgar in that time. He was to receive
two taels extra for every day in advance of that time, and
two taels would be deducted for every day more than the
forty days. This arrangement fully answered my expectations.
The money which was to be made for transport went into
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