. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. ooked as though it had beenlong sohdified, whether through an unusual delay in the melting of thesnows in this particular year or for some other reason. According to Conway the shwa arc active in thi- hot days of June and thi- early part ofJuly. The hypothesis of Conway ainonfj other thinjjs fails to explain the origin of the giganticclay deposits necessary to feed such torrents of mud. (9221) K .1 150 Chai)tcr IX. We observed at frequent intervals, especially alon
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. ooked as though it had beenlong sohdified, whether through an unusual delay in the melting of thesnows in this particular year or for some other reason. According to Conway the shwa arc active in thi- hot days of June and thi- early part ofJuly. The hypothesis of Conway ainonfj other thinjjs fails to explain the origin of the giganticclay deposits necessary to feed such torrents of mud. (9221) K .1 150 Chai)tcr IX. We observed at frequent intervals, especially along the banks ofstreams, reaches of sand covered with a white efflorescence similar tothat I have described in the Indus and Shigar valleys. The oaseswere few and lean. The region is poor, like the upper Dras of the oases the sole vegetation consists of a few thorny thicketsof roses and barberries, clumps of wormwood with a scent betweenthyme and camphor, wild currant bushes and a few gnarled and lizards were still in their winter sleep. We were nearly10,000 feet up, and spring had hardly TEMPORARY BRIDGE OVER THE BRALDOH BELOW CHOXGO. Presently our path was cut by a spur which ran down into the river,and we were forced to cross to the left bank. A temporary bridge ofbeams supported on big rocks projecting out of the torrent saved usfrom crossing on the rope bridge, which was hanging loose and in a verydilapidated condition. A little over half a mile farther on we returnedto the right bank of the Braldoh over a sohd rope bridge, well kept here, too, the coolies hastily set uj) a little bridge in sections acrossthe river, greatly facilitating the crossing of our large party. We wentup the bank as far as a wide terrace upon which stands the little villageof Chongo, where we encamped.^ • Caravans usually make their stage on the left bank of the Braldoh, between the twobridges, in the oasis of Pakora. There is a mistake in the itinerar
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