CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



SRINAGAR MATAIYAN. 



Introductory, i. The dilatory Asiatic, 2. Kashmir in April and May 

 Start from Srinagar, May 21, 1894 Ganderbal, 3. Personnel 

 of the expedition, 4. The Sindh Valley, 7. Kangan Caterpillar 

 plague, 8. Two black bears seen at Goond Gugangair Sona- 

 marg, 10. Red bear wounded near Baltal Accident to Salia, n. 

 Watching an ibex-stalk, 12. The Zogi-La, 13. Ibex seen 

 Mitsahoi', 15. The Kashmiri marmot (Arctomys Caudatiis], 16. 

 Camp at Mataiyan Difficulties of the route, 17. Three red 

 bears seen near Pandras, 18. News of the Hushe Nalah, 19. 



CHAPTER II. 



MATAIYAN HUSHE. 



Scenery at Mataiyan and Dras, 20. The Dras Valley, 21. Bear seen 

 by B., 22. Population of Dras The Balti coolie, 23. Tash- 

 gaum Ibex seen, 24. Rain " * Dawai ' not ' sharab,'" 25. B. 

 and I part, 26. An afternoon scene, 27. Chanagand Kirkichu, 

 28. Hardas Scenery between Hardas and Olting-Thang 

 " Parris," 29. " Galleries," 30. Olting-Thang Indus Valley, 31. 

 The road, 33. " Jadoo " Tarkutty Ibex heads from the Hushe 

 Nalah, 34. Kharmang " Jhula" Bridge, 35. Story of a Khit- 

 mutgar An ibex nalah, 37. An avalanche, 38. Tolti Oriental 

 etiquette, 39. Road to Parkutta, 40. Parkutta The Shyok 

 River and Valley, 41. Zaks, 42. Effect of "perwanas" Kiris, 

 45. Kuru Karku A welcome note A "drive," 46. Kapalu 

 Shale slopes Machilu, 47. Masherbrum, 48. The Hushe River, 

 49- The Saltoro Valley, 50. 



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