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Among the Celestials : vol.1 |
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Yarkand side, to have three weeks' supplies for
men and ponies ready there, and these supplies
for the men included rice, *ghi* (clarified butter),
tea, sugar, and some sheep to drive along with
us, so that the men should be fit and work
willingly; for, after all, the success of the
enterprise would depend upon them, not upon
me, and all I could do was to see that nothing
which foresight could provide for should be left
undone before the start was made. Lastly, we
took some good strong ropes and a pickaxe or
two, to help us over the ice and bad ground.
All these preparations having been com-
pleted, we left Yarkand on September 8. The
next day we reached the thriving little town of
Kargalik. It was market day, and all the
roads were crowded with country people
coming in to sell their produce, and buy any
necessaries for the week. I have not men-
tioned these market days before, but they are
a regular institution in Turkestan. Each town
and village fixes a day in the week for its
market day, and on that day the bazaars are
crowded with people, and it is then that the
country people do all their business. In small
places the bazaar is absolutely empty all the
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