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amongst the hills adjacent to the glaciers, and 

 killed several shalmar, a species of wild sheep 

 different to any we had hitherto fallen in with. 

 From Pandrass four marches, via Soonamurg and 

 Kungur, brought us to the celebrated Lake of 

 Cashmere, where, finding boats, we entered the 

 capital on the twentieth day after leaving Ladak. 



Serinnugger, which signifies in Sanscrit " The 

 City of the Sun," is a glorious place for those who 

 love the dolce far niente^ and being somewhat 

 fatigued with continual daily marching, we were 

 not at all sorry to find ourselves comfortably 

 settled in one of the bungalows built by the 

 Maharajah on the banks of the Jhelum for the 

 accommodation of European visitors. Covered 

 boats and boatmen were engaged, and we soon fell 

 into the regular routine of the place. Our favourite 

 retreat during the heat of the day was the gorgeous 

 Shalimar, formerly the abode of the beautiful Koor 

 Jehan, the wife of Jehangeer, with its barra-derree 

 of polished black marble, and crystal lake, its 

 meandering streams, purling waterfalls, sculptured 

 fountains, luxurious baths, and pillared kiosks, 



