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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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The villages look very pretty at a distance, surrounded, as
they are, with trees and green fields, forming a contrast
to the neighbouring desert; but as they are approached they
are seen to contain so many ruins and patches of ground
formerly cultivated and now lying fallow, that the charm is
lost. We halted at 11.30, at San-to-lin-tzu, a small village
with four inns. As my boy said that fleas were very numerous
in the rooms, I slept in the cart, where it was also a good
deal cooler.
Day fine generally, with thunderstorm at noon. Ther-
mometer—max., 96°; min., 66°.
*July* 10.—Left at 2.30 p.m., and passed over a stony
plain gradually ascending towards the mountains. The slope
was cut up by dry watercourses running down from the hills.
At thirteen miles we passed a house surrounded with cultiva-
tion, forming a small oasis. There was a comparatively large
plot of poppies, though one would have thought that in a
desert like this all the land capable of cultivation would be
needed for the production of necessaries. Shortly after, we
passed twelve donkeys, laden with merchandise, going to
Hami. We met little traffic on the road.
Halted [at 10.30 p.m., at Lain-tung, a small settlement of
inns, no cultivation. They had here some coal which was
obtained from the Tian-shan. My boy told me coal could
be obtained at Hami also, but I saw none myself. Distance
ninety li.
Cloudy day. Thunderstorms on surrounding hills. Ther-
mometer—max., 86°; min., 68°.
*July* 11.—We only halted at Lain-tung to feed the
animals, and started again at 2.20 a.m. We gradually
ascended the mountain slope in a transverse direction. The
ground was a good deal cut up by dry watercourses, and
was covered with stones, which delayed the carts.
Halted at 9 a.m. at I-wang-chuen, which consists of
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