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0623 Ruins of Desert Cathay : vol.2
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[Photo] 285 CAMELS WAITING FOR THEIR FIRST DRINK AFTER ARRIVAL AT KERIYA RIVER.
[Photo] 286 SHAHYAR LABOURERS SLAKING THEIR THIRST AFTER REACHING ICE OF KERIYA RIVER END.

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doi: 10.20676/00000213
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e munching the bits of the ice cak
with no small satisfaction. The
ubts, and shining contentment o
of the morning.
of us were so high that we did no
the river until we almost droppe
ep sand slope on to its ice. In
lear ice from one hundred and
ards broad it stretched away to
atest part the ice formed only a
y on the mud of the bottom. Bu
t into our bank the water, a coupl
an open channel about twelve fee
ut half a yard per second. Th
he brink, and bending down m
me over their drinks as probabl

r I soon found a little bay whe
s of ground bare, with dead scru
here, too, the river had once flowe
ration. Here my tent was pitche
lead arbour (Fig. 287). Pon
all of life in sight of the glorio
been given a good rest to ou
rink ad libitum. What a joy i
hey took their long, long draughts
hly! Then the poor hard-trie
thirsting for three days, fell greedil
ned for them from the few fru

h had marched so bravely withi
g the last thirteen days and unde
there was, alas! but the scantie
e Tophraks were too few to satis
ollage, and even of that hardies
amghak,' which made its appe
ets, not enough could be found f
ing. Camels, otherwise so litt
ordinarily touch this terribly b
wing in curious ball-like mas