. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. f its narrowbed. The slopes above are covered with forests famed from of old fortheir majestic deodars. Now and again we still found the remains ofa spring avalanche of snow along the margin of the road. Next we Godwin Austsst, Oestreich, opp. citt. 20 Chapter II. pass the hydraulic station of electric jjower, a characteristic symptomof European invasion. Soon we reach Baramula, the real gate of thehigh valley plain of Kashmir. The torrent which thundered throughth
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. f its narrowbed. The slopes above are covered with forests famed from of old fortheir majestic deodars. Now and again we still found the remains ofa spring avalanche of snow along the margin of the road. Next we Godwin Austsst, Oestreich, opp. citt. 20 Chapter II. pass the hydraulic station of electric jjower, a characteristic symptomof European invasion. Soon we reach Baramula, the real gate of thehigh valley plain of Kashmir. The torrent which thundered throughthe canon of Basmagul is now transformed into a wide imposing stream,which flows slowly and noiselessly between low and level banks alongwhich are moored endless lines of boats and barges. Many travellers and the greater part of the freight proceed by waterfrom Baramula to Srinagar, taking two days to navigate up the Jhelumand cross the Wular lake, into wliich it widens above. This traffichas given rise to the typical httle Kashmiri town of Baramula, withhouses of sun-baked brick, windows and doors of wood, often well car\^ THE BUNGALOW AT BARAMUL\. and narrow lanes crowded with handsome, dirty people, and withwomen who are not so quick to cover their faces at the sight of thestranger but that he can get a ghmpse of regular features and fine eyes. The distance by road to Srinagar is about 34 miles, a few hours bycarriage. The road which cuts across the plain is quite straight, andruns between two regular hues of tall poplars, set close to one another,as on certain French roads. On either side are httle lakes and swampsand rice plantations, where the peasants are busy turning over themud in the flooded fields with primitive ploughs drawn by oxen. Behindthe rows of poplars around the scattered farms are to be seen a greatvariety of fruit trees in flower and gigantic chenars standing alone or in From jVlarseilles to Srinagar. 27 clumps. The chenar, or Oriental plane, which was b
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