A SUMMER IN HIGH ASIA. 



LOOKING UP THE SINDH VALLEY FROM SONAMARG, KASHMIR. 



which pass the road leads over the main range into 

 Baltistan. To return to my journey. Leaving 

 Ganderbal we crossed the " Karewah " or elevated 

 plateau, at this time bright with the blossoms of 

 wild roses of every tint from crimson to white, and 

 following a path that led downhill through thick 

 jungle, we crossed the river and arrived at Kangan 

 (12 miles), a pleasant camping-ground. During 

 this march I was glad to bid farewell to a hairy 

 caterpillar which they told me had become a plague 

 in Kashmir during the last three years. I had 

 been surprised when exploring some of the lower 

 jungles, to find that my shikaris warned me not to 



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