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0509 On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1
On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1 / Page 509 (Color Image)

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[Photo] 130. KIRGHIZ ANTHROPOMETRICALLY EXAMINED AT KARA-CHIM.
[Photo] 131. ROSHANI VILLAGE HEADMEN AT SAUNAB.

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doi: 10.20676/00000214
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ars later I learned with regret on the
ar how rough Bolshevik treatment ha
g of almost all his possession and de
to Chinese territory, where he afterw
ant capable headman. I first learned o
after a mighty earthquake four years
the Murghab river valley. Covering
born the Sarez Pamir, this new lake
y to block the route by which I had m
Alichur Pamir across the Marjani pa
arn to the well-known route put to
wn as the Pamirski Post, but desir
sannah, the last village at the head of t
oped for a chance of being there ab
p the Murghab and to find a pass
nge which had created the new lake. A
lieve that with our baggage we coul
it. But then I knew that for Kirghiz
if they can possibly help it, a pasage ma
adble for animals.

halt at Kara-chim was utilised for coll
al measurements from the Kirghiz
good specimens of that hardy Turki
h its scanty numbers braves the spi
ature with icy blasts in the winter. The w
towards the Tauimas river. As we cr
some distance below the point wher
n a great glacier of the Mus-tagi m
ason found the valley floor complet
mous masses of rock debris. The anci
aked the Murghab valley had three ti