. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. BALTI BRIDUE MADE OF TWISTED BRANCHES. changed until it breaks, and every one takes his chance. The sametale is, of course, told of the jhula bridges, and Oriental inertia andfataUsm may give it a semblance of truth. It is, however, somewhatdifficult to prove. Near Karmang the valley narrows into a gorge, which Thomsongives as the end of the basin of a great lake which, in his opinion, usedto reach from here as far as Rondu, a little below Skardu. From herethe vall
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. BALTI BRIDUE MADE OF TWISTED BRANCHES. changed until it breaks, and every one takes his chance. The sametale is, of course, told of the jhula bridges, and Oriental inertia andfataUsm may give it a semblance of truth. It is, however, somewhatdifficult to prove. Near Karmang the valley narrows into a gorge, which Thomsongives as the end of the basin of a great lake which, in his opinion, usedto reach from here as far as Rondu, a little below Skardu. From herethe valley slopes north-eastward in a wide curve round the foot of theDeosai table-land, and now grows a little wider, notwithstanding anumber of narrow twists and bends into which it is forced by a series From ()lthiiigtliang to Skardii. ii; of very steep rocky spurs. Just beyond one of these, which forms aprecipice overlianging the river, lies the great oasis of Tolti, which fillsthe whole width of the tributary valley of Kusuro Cho. The greenglade thus shut in by steep mountain walls is covered with luxuriant. THE CAMP AT TOLTI. vegetation, among which, in addition to the usual apricots, poplarsand willows, we noted walnut, pear, plane and mulberry trees, the lastfestooned with fronds of grape-vine. Our way led uphill through the large and prosperous village, andwe passed beyond the dak bungalow to the polo ground, which is about (9221) I. 3 118 Chapter VIIT. 300 feet long and 100 feet wide, running across the little valley andsurrounded by shady trees, quite at the top of the oasis. Here theDuke was welcomed by the Rajah of the district, who resides at Parkutta,our stage for the next day. He was a man in the prime of life, wearinga round beard dved with henna, and swathed in white muslin with a big
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