Gordon, Thomas Edward: The roof of the world: being the narrative of a journey over the high plateau of Tibet to the Russian frontier and the Oxus sources on Pamir (Edinburgh, 1876)

DOUBLE-HUMPED CAMEL OF EASTEEN TURKISTAN.

CHAPTER XII.

RETURN TOWARDS YARKAND—SUDDEN CHANGE FROM WINTER TO SUMMER—YARKAND-
CROPS—SUMMER DRESS OF PEOPLE—LEAYE YARKAND FOR LEH—KOGIAR ROUTE
—SNOW-MELTING FLOODS—YANGI-DAWAN PASS—RETURN OF WINTER—KARAKORAM
PASS —DEATH OF DR. STOLICZKA—LETTER AND PRESENTS TO MIR FUTTEH ALI
SHAH OF WAKHAN—HIS DEATH, AND SUCCESSION OF ALI MURDAN SHAH.

After three clays’ lialt ancl rest at Tashkurgan we proceeded on
our return journey towards Yarkand, accompanied again by our
old companion, Hyat Mukammad, tke Kirgkiz Yuzbaski, wkose
tents and people we visited on tke way some clays after. We
travelled tke first day to tke foot of tke Kok Moinok pass,
taking a long round by tke Tagkarma plain, wkere we enjoyed
tke kospitality of Krumcki Bi, tke ckief of tke Kirgkiz located
tkere. We kacl a long and interesting conversation witk kim
ancl kis Kirgkiz about tke neigkbouring Kizil Art plain and its
lakes and streams. Tkis plain, witk numerous camels, korses,
yaks, skeep, and goats grazing on its fine pasture grounds, was