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0471 On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1
中央アジア踏査記 : vol.1
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CHAPTER XVIII

FROM THE KURUK-TAGH TO KASHGAR

Interesting and fruitful as our archaeological work in the
Turfan depression had been, I felt all the time a strong
longing for a return to the open air of the desert. But my
leg had not yet recovered from the summer's accident in
the Nan-shan, and could not have faced long tramps such
as fresh explorations in the Lop desert would have called
for. So I had to be content for a time with what satisfaction
Rai Bahadur Lal Singh's safe return towards the close of
January from his expedition into the 'Dry Mountains'
brought me. In the face of great difficulties and risks, my
indefatigable surveying assistant had accomplished im-
portant work since he had left me early in November.

After reaching Singer, the only permanent homestead
in that vast area of barren plateaux and hills of the Kuruk-
tagh, he had, in accordance with my instructions, carried
triangulation south-east to the vicinity of the Lou-lan ruins
in the wind-eroded Lop desert. There he had waited
patiently, amidst icy gales and with temperatures falling
well below zero Fahrenheit, until the dust-laden atmo-
sphere cleared at last and allowed him to sight high peaks
of the snowy K'un-lun range to the south. The object I
had asked him to aim at was a connexion of his triangula-
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