. 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. Across the Roof of the World. Next morning I started the coolies off before daylight, and left myself about an hour later. I'he way led through a narrow valley, at that season of the year draped in snow many feet in depth, its sides covered with the lofty pines which constitute the principal feature in the landscape at these high altitudes. Past Burzil C
. 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. Across the Roof of the World. Next morning I started the coolies off before daylight, and left myself about an hour later. I'he way led through a narrow valley, at that season of the year draped in snow many feet in depth, its sides covered with the lofty pines which constitute the principal feature in the landscape at these high altitudes. Past Burzil Chauki, five miles beyond Minimerg, the road assumes an ever-increasing gradient and the ravine becomes wilder and more rugged until one nears the summit, when a long stretch of down has to be crossed, swept by winds and snowstorms during the winter with a fury nothing can THE TELEGRAPH STATION AT MINIMERC; BURIED IN SNOW. The summit of the Burzil lies at an elevation of 13,500 feet, and marks the border line between Kashmir, with its fertile plains, and the more desolate and arid country of Astor and Gilgit. The pass has ever possessed a sinister reputation for the storms inseparably associated with it, and though it is quite passable for men and animals in the summer, the passage of it during the long winter months is an undertaking attended by the gravest danger. Many lives have been lost in the crossing 28. 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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