. Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. Etherton, Percy Thomas, 1874-; Hunting -- Asia, Central; Asia, Central -- Description and travel. A Hopeless Task. abandonment of such a course. I made great efforts to negotiate this final ford, the one remaining obstacle between me and the Yarkand River, but no creature, animal or otherwise, could have lived in that boiling torrent, roaring and rushing through the gloomy canyons, and striking terror into the hearts of my Kirghiz, whose dismay was i
. Across the roof of the world; a record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. Etherton, Percy Thomas, 1874-; Hunting -- Asia, Central; Asia, Central -- Description and travel. A Hopeless Task. abandonment of such a course. I made great efforts to negotiate this final ford, the one remaining obstacle between me and the Yarkand River, but no creature, animal or otherwise, could have lived in that boiling torrent, roaring and rushing through the gloomy canyons, and striking terror into the hearts of my Kirghiz, whose dismay was intense when I expressed an intention to try THE GORGES OF THE VARKAND RIVER. As mentioned before, if anything on this earth can get through a mountain stream it is a yak, so 1 deemed it advisable to put Bos grunniens to the test before risking our own Hves in such a watery' inferno. We secured a halter round the yak's neck with a good run of line on the end, enabling us to haul him back should he be carried away by the current. We were not long in doubt about this, for no sooner had he taken to the waters than he was instantly swept away, but assisted by the line 91. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Etherton, P. T. (Percy Thomas), b. 1879. London, Constable and Company, Ltd.
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