. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. 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
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. 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. ..2tnw^.<<BlkB»««SU^ju. THE CROWD ON THE POLO CiKOUND AT TOLTI. white turban on his head, like a Mullah. The Tehsildar of Skardu alsocame to Tolti to meet the Duke, and the Kargil Tehsildar took his leave,as we had reached the confines of his jurisdiction. At the polo ground was gathered a crowd of several hundred people,kept in bounds with unwonted severity by chuprassis. Throughout thelast two stages the wliole of the luggage had been carried on the backsof coolies, but at Tolti we were again able to hire ponies. It was thefirst place where the coolies seemed unwilling to enter into an engage-ment. The Rajah and his high officials marched about in the crowd,seized hold of the more refractory subjects and practically dragged From ()ltliiiij;tliaiig to Skarclu. 119 them into our presence. Perhaps on some former occasion they hadbeen defrauded of their pay, because throughout our journey we alwaysfound the natives rather anxious to be engaged. Some of the horses,too, were reca
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