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Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1 |
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considerable supplies of water, and often issuing from the open plains at long distances from the
mountains, may account in great measure, if not fully, for the water thus lost in its early infancy.
On the 20th, our march lay in a south-east direction, following the circuitous course of the
Sogón through some low hills, for about 15 miles, to Áyok Sogón (foot of the Sogón), a
Kirghiz encampment situate at the east of another small plain, covered with grass and jungle
and the abode of numerous Kirghiz. This camp is near the direct road from Káshghar to Ush
Túrfán, and it was here arranged that Dr. Stoliczka and myself should leave the main party,
and push on in the direction of Ush Túrfán; as far as the limited time and commissariat at our
disposal would permit. It was stipulated however that we were not to go beyond the limits
of the Artysh district.
The marches from Káshghar to Ush are as follows:—
Miles.
Káshghar
Áltyn Artysh ... ... ... 22
Kalti Ailak ... ... ... 22
Kyr Bulak ... ... ... 33
Jai Túpa ... ... ... 20
Ui Bulak ... ... ... 27
Tigarek ... ... ... 17
Akchi ... ... ... 19 Cross the Belowti Pass between Tigarek and Ákchi.
Kuyok Tokai ... ... ... 22
Safr Bai ... ... ... 22 Road from Safr Bai to Bedul Pass across the head of
Karáwul ... ... ... 22 the Naryn River to the Zauku Pass, and thence by
Ush Túrfán ... ... ... 16 Karákul to Issighkul.
Total ... 242
From Jai Tupa to Ush there is said to be an alternative road—
Jai Túpa.
Pichan.
Piklik, over Pass to
Guljar Báshi. } This road is somewhat longer than the other, and strikes the
Káshghar Tokai. } Kokshal River a few miles east of Ákchi.
Kotan Serik.
Ush Túrfán
Leaving Ayok Sogón after an early breakfast on the 21st, we passed for a mile over the plain
in a south-east direction, and struck the main road; then, turning east went up a ravine, through
some hills across a low pass (5,670 feet), and found ourselves on the western edge of another of
these large characteristic level plains, 15 miles across from north to south, where we entered it,
and extending away eastward further than we could see. It was bounded on the north by our
old acquaintance, the Chakmák range, and is probably a continuation of the Túghamatí
valley, which apparently narrowed considerably to the east of our camp at Básh Sogón. The
main range was here following a more northerly direction than when we had last seen it, but the
peaks were involved in snow and clouds, from which they never emerged during the whole
of our trip. On the north, at a distance of about 15 miles, was the Kirghiz village of Karghíl,
the only habitation visible. Shortly after entering the plain we passed through what proved to be
the commencement of a very large forest, composed almost exclusively of poplar trees (toghrak),
and a small shrub called "balghun." The poplars were stunted in growth, and although evi-
dently in a natural state, they bore the appearance of having been pollarded. As timber I
should not think the wood would be of much value, but it would furnish Káshghar with a
plentiful supply of firewood, when the more convenient stocks in its neighbourhood have been
exhausted.
Passing along in a north-east direction, a low range of hills at a distance of about three
miles bounded the plain on the south. At about 12 miles from our last camp, still traversing
forest, we passed on our left the camping ground of Kyr Bulak—inhabited in the summer by
Kirghiz, but now untenanted—onwards we pushed our way over a most monotonous flat, and
through the bare bleak stems of trees, until after six miles, we came to a slightly rising ground
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