. 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 Land of Giant Peaks. to the river, and a climb up to the polo ground over tiers of culti- vated land, to the Political Officer's bungalow placed at my disposal. The approach to Baltit, the capital of Hunza, is very fine, lying through terraced fields watered by irrigation channels, the valley being shut in on either side by gigantic mountains. The vill
. 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 Land of Giant Peaks. to the river, and a climb up to the polo ground over tiers of culti- vated land, to the Political Officer's bungalow placed at my disposal. The approach to Baltit, the capital of Hunza, is very fine, lying through terraced fields watered by irrigation channels, the valley being shut in on either side by gigantic mountains. The village stands on an eminence at the mouth of a grand gorge. Behind the castle, forming the residence of the Mir, or Raja, of. THE MIR'S CASTLE IS SITUATED AT THE MOUTH OF A GRAND GORGE. Hunza, the mountains rise to an enormous height, whilst towards the river it is a scene of orchards, now in the full glory of spring blossoms. The houses are built tier upon tier, and the castle of the Mir, which is reached through a number of steep and tortuous passages, crowns the summit. Hunza commands one of the routes to the Pamirs and Central Asia, and in this respect occupies a position of considerable importance. 43. 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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