National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books
|
|
Color Thumbnail -
Table of Contents -
Page Number -
Biliographic Information (Metadata) -
Caption -
Color Image -
Gray HighRes. Image -
Facing Pages -
Graphics -
| 0155 |
Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1 |
Citation Information
OCR Text
huddled up in their little tent, still complained of splitting
headache and nausea. Outside, undismayed by cold and
wind, my hardy Hunza men were feasting in great glee on the
big mutton-legs which had been assigned for their refresh-
ment. Their cheery talk, alas! unintelligible to me, was
still in my ears when I fell asleep after a frugal dinner. Was
it of the pluck and prowess of their little race that they
chatted, or of the happy hunting-grounds for slaves and sheep
which the Pamirs had so long offered to it?
The night brought violent gusts of wind and several light
falls of snow. The noise of the avalanches falling over the
cliffs on the south side of the Yambulak Glacier woke me at
frequent intervals. It was a comfort to think that there was
no danger of that kind to fear on the ridge we occupied.
When I woke up at 6 a.m. there was fresh snow to the depth
of two inches covering the ground. The sky was still cloudy.
There was nothing for it but to wait in patience for a change
in the weather. But the change would not come, and as the
temperature still kept at freezing-point we felt badly the
exposed position of the camp. At last all hope of an ascent
that day had to be abandoned, and as to wait for better weather
would have meant loss of more time than I could afford, I had
by midday reluctantly to give the order for the move to a less
inclement region.
On the evening of the 20th of July I camped once more by
the side of the Kirghas in the Yambulak Jilga. On the
following day Ram Singh and myself ascended the high side
spur, called Shamalda, which descends from Muztagh-Ata
northwards of the Kampar-Kishlak Glacier, for survey work.
Icy blasts of wind blew in turn from different directions, and
kept now one and now the other side of the mountain
shrouded in clouds and mist. Work with the photo-theodolite
was trying under such conditions, yet by using the favourable
moments views were secured of the valleys and ranges
opposite, which from this height—14,570 feet above the sea—
1
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
12
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
22
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
32
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
42
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
52
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
62
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
72
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
82
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
92
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
102
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
112
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
122
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
132
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
142
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
152
153
154
155
156
157
.
.
.
.
162
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
172
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
182
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
192
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
202
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
212
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
222
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
232
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
242
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
252
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
262
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
272
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
282
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
292
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
302
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
312
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
322
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
332
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
342
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
352
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
362
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
372
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
382
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
392
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
402
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
412
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
422
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
432
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
442
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
452
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
462
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
472
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
482
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
492
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
502
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
512
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
522
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
532
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
542
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
552
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
563
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
.
573
.
.
.
.
|
.
.
.
582
Copyright (C) 2003-2026
National Institute of Informatics
and
The Toyo Bunko. All Rights Reserved.
