Cashmere, three weeks in a houseboat . ^^g^^isa; .ake Dal. On On LaUr Ual. Rrflection^ Three Weeks in a Houseboat. 27 CHAPTER DAL. IT was the 22nd May, and the weather as beautifulas one could wish, and to get an early startwe decided to get into the entrance of LakeDal that evening ; so started off for the Gate, as theentrance is called. Entrance is made up a narrow stream whichflows from the lake by the foot of Takht-i-Suleimaninto the canal, which receives most of its waterfrom the Jhelum above the city, and the levels ofthe lake, canal and river vary. After a heavyrain the
Cashmere, three weeks in a houseboat . ^^g^^isa; .ake Dal. On On LaUr Ual. Rrflection^ Three Weeks in a Houseboat. 27 CHAPTER DAL. IT was the 22nd May, and the weather as beautifulas one could wish, and to get an early startwe decided to get into the entrance of LakeDal that evening ; so started off for the Gate, as theentrance is called. Entrance is made up a narrow stream whichflows from the lake by the foot of Takht-i-Suleimaninto the canal, which receives most of its waterfrom the Jhelum above the city, and the levels ofthe lake, canal and river vary. After a heavyrain the river rises suddenly and the canals slowly,passage out into the river becomes very difficultand rather risky, the boats having to be towed byextra trackers. In fact, after a rise of the riverlarge crowds are drawn to the canal heads to watchthe progress of boats going up stream. When I approached the Dal Gate the level of thelake was higher than that of the canal, and I hadto engage ten trackers, who with much pulling andmore shouting got us through about a hundre
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