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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...as that animal is said to be sure footed in snow, but experience shows that with European riders they can both flounder and fall. At a frozen lake, the Suraj Dall, it will be best perhaps to get into a di/H. After that several m. of snow fields are traversed, and the snow becomes softer On account of the high altitude, it will be desirable to push on 8 m. beyond the usual stage from Topo Yomak to Topo Komo. The Bhagha river is left before reaching the former place, its source being on the other side of the Bara Lacha, and the course again lies along the Chandra. It must be observed that the Spiti route or road turns shortoff from the Bara Lacha Pass, downwards. The traveller must have a guide here among his village men, for otherwise on the rounded hummocks at the top of this long Pass he will not distinguish the road, and to lose it would, at least, cause him great fatigue. The road in this stage is only a track, sometimes along the river, sometimes higher up over rocks, which here strew the ground. It is impossible to ride, and the elevation is too great for walking, but the Kulis will carry one well. The country from the Bard Lacha Pass is a succession of high barren rocks, towering up into the snows without vegetation or animal life, grand and desolate to the last degree. There are no villages, and the ravines are filled with glaciers. The stage from Topo Komo to Chandra Dall, the next encamping ground, about 10 m., is merely a path 6 in. wide, along the sides of sloping shale cliffs which give way under one's feet. Below at several hundred feet runs the Chandra river; here neither ponies nor men can carry one, and there is nothing for it but to walk oneself, and be supported by the villagers who carry ', the loads. Here a rope would...
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Originally published in 1881, this handbook provides a wealth of information about the geography, history, and culture of the Indian subcontinent, with a focus on the regions of Punjab, Rajasthan, Kashmir, and Sindh. The book includes detailed maps and illustrations, as well as information on local customs, religions, and political systems. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Handbook of the Panjáb, Western Rajpútáná, Kashmír, and Upper Sindh: With a Map We will suppose the traveller to land in Bombay in the middle of September, to spend a fortnight in visiting all that is cumone there and in the adjoining island of Salsette, and to devote a month to the places of interest on the road up to Ajmir; he will then have five months of cold weather for seeing all that is noteworthy in the Panjab, and can devote the two hot months of April and May, and the four rainy months which follow, to the mountains of Simla, Kangra, Chamba, Dalhousie, Kashmir and Mari, where the lover of the picturesque, or the artist, may sate himself with scenes of unsurpassable grandeur and beauty; the sportsman may revel in the chase, and those who are fond of adventures will find enough to occupy their whole energies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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