. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. ith mud, or even of wood, andis usually smaller than the ground floor, so as to leave part of the roofof the latter for a terrace, which is used as a threshing-floor and has also a small number of houses inhabited by the upper class,constructed as in other Oriental cities with walls plastered with have no windows, and but one door, which leads into the iimercourt, upon which the roonLs and verandahs open. (9221) I 130 Chapter \I1I. The lial
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. ith mud, or even of wood, andis usually smaller than the ground floor, so as to leave part of the roofof the latter for a terrace, which is used as a threshing-floor and has also a small number of houses inhabited by the upper class,constructed as in other Oriental cities with walls plastered with have no windows, and but one door, which leads into the iimercourt, upon which the roonLs and verandahs open. (9221) I 130 Chapter \I1I. The lialf-day we spent at Skardu passed very quickly, for we hadhard work to do. First, there was the usual inspection and sortingof baggage, cooUes to pay oft and new ones to engage. Next the Dukesent ahead 147 loads to Shigar. Then we laid in supplies in the bazar—tea and sugar, salt and tobacco, needles and thread and colouredcotton handkerchiefs, all to be kept for the coohes who were to be withus in the high region. In the bazar we saw a few stray dogs. In theother towns of Baltistan we had found none at all, Whether from the. TYPICAL BALTI HOUSE. Mohammedan dishke of dogs or because the earth supphes food in soniggardly a measure to man we were unable to make out. The Duke made the necessary arrangements to have the meteoro-logical observations taken in Skardu three times a day through theperiod of the expedition, and also organized our postal service. TheGovernment telegraph and post runners do not go beyond Skardu, butwe were to remain in communication with our homes through specialrunners engaged by the Duke; they performed their service withmarvellous exactitude up to our very farthest post on the Karakoramglaciers. At five oclock we went to see the polo match got up in honour of theDuke. The polo ground is very large, and Ues on a flat natural terrace From Olthingthanj:^ to Skardu. 131 to the west of the city, overlooking the great sandy plain and thesplendid amphitheatre
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