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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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rightly) which had not previously been explored, and then,
finding ahead of him nothing but snowfields and impracticable-
looking mountains in the direction of Yarkand, he made his
way back again to the valley of the Yarkand (Raskam) River,
with the intention of making for Shahidula, the nearest point
at which he could hope to get supplies. He was now at the
last extremity ; he had but one man, one pony, and supplies for
a day or two. He then fell sick, and could not move, and in
this plight he had to send away his sole remaining servant to
find Shahidula, and bring some supplies and help from that
place. As it turned out, he was nearer Shahidula than he
thought. His servant reached there the same day, and on the
following returned with food and a pony. Davison's difficulties
were then over, and, after resting a few days at Shahidula to
regain his strength, he made his way rapidly to Kashgar. The
ground that Davison covered had been previously explored by
both Russians and English, but Davison had not the benefit of
their experience ; and the remarkable thing about his journey
was that he accomplished it without any previous experience
either of mountaineering or of ordinary travelling. A young
subaltern, of only two years' service, he set out from the plains
of Punjab, and by sheer pluck found his way, in the worst
season of the year for travelling, to the plains of Turkestan, and
this is a feat of which any one might feel proud.
I persuaded Davison to come back with me to India by the
Pamirs, and our preparations for the journey were rapidly made.
I called on all the Chinese officials, and received farewell
dinners from them, and especially from old General Wang much
hospitality. But it was a disappointment to me that I had to
leave Kashgar without having the pleasure of saying good-bye
to M. Petrovsky, the Russian consul. His dignity had been
hurt because I took Davison to call upon him in the afternoon.
He had refused to receive us, and afterwards informed Macartney
that first calls ought always to be made in the middle of the
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