. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. a trigonometrical station (11,950 feet), which must commandan extended view of the mountains, among them the group of NangaParbat. It was too veiled in clouds for us to see it—not an unusualexperience, apparently, for Sir Francis Younghusband crossedRajdiangan six times and never had a view of it. The spreading plain ofKashmii was at our feet, shrouded in light mists, among which gleamedthe waters of its rivers, lakes and canals. We came down to Bandipur,our route
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. a trigonometrical station (11,950 feet), which must commandan extended view of the mountains, among them the group of NangaParbat. It was too veiled in clouds for us to see it—not an unusualexperience, apparently, for Sir Francis Younghusband crossedRajdiangan six times and never had a view of it. The spreading plain ofKashmii was at our feet, shrouded in light mists, among which gleamedthe waters of its rivers, lakes and canals. We came down to Bandipur,our route being a progress through groves of pine and fir, meadows andplains, rice fields and rows of mulberry trees. The air quivered with -350 Chapter Will. heat, and was filled with the hum of cicalas and crickets, and the voicesof many birds. On the shores of the Wular were waiting the Govern-ment houseboats sent to meet the expedition, the members of whichfrom now on were the guests of the Maharajah, Sir Pratab Singh. Wewere once more in the heart of Kashmir—noisy, garrulous, l)ombastic,rservile, yet withal charming
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