Across coveted lands : or, A journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta, overland . about theconstruction of the bungalow it must be confessedthat it photographed well. (See illustrationfacing page 433). The altitude of Kanak was 5,730 feet. We made an early start on this our last march,steering between the handsome Takatu Mountainand the Chiltan, between which Quetta met a number of Afghan women in long,loose black gowns from neck to foot, and silverornaments round the neck and arms. They hadaustere but handsome features with expressiveeyes. About six miles from Quetta we struck thew
Across coveted lands : or, A journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta, overland . about theconstruction of the bungalow it must be confessedthat it photographed well. (See illustrationfacing page 433). The altitude of Kanak was 5,730 feet. We made an early start on this our last march,steering between the handsome Takatu Mountainand the Chiltan, between which Quetta met a number of Afghan women in long,loose black gowns from neck to foot, and silverornaments round the neck and arms. They hadaustere but handsome features with expressiveeyes. About six miles from Quetta we struck thewide Kandahar Road at the foot of the TakatuMountain. From this point we got the firstglimpse of Shalkot or Quetta. Quetta is theEnglish corruption, abbreviation, or adaptation,if you please, of the word Shalkot ! Onealmost wished one could have trembled whenone stopped for a moment to read the first noticein English on approaching the town, warningnew-comers of the dreadful things that wouldhappen to any one entering the town carrying acamera or found sketching or taking notes !. xLi A FINE SET OF MEN 441 It came on to snow as we approached theplace, and shortly after sunset my caravan enteredthe neat, beautifully-kept roads of Quetta, andbehold, joy !—I heard for the first time sinceAugust last the whistle of a railway was on February 3rd, 1902. I met with unbounded civility and hospitalityfrom everybody in Quetta as well as at Chaman,our most north-westerly point on the Afghanboundary. For those who believe in the un-preparedness of England, it may be stated that,from this point, we could with ease lay a railroadto Kandahar in less than three weeks. A most charming invitation from the Honour-able the Agent to the Governor-General andChief Commissioner in Beluchistan, Col. C. , , , etc., took me almostdirectly to Sibi, where the annual horse showand Beluch Durbar were to take place. A greatmany locally-bred animals were exhibited, somevery good i
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