A SUMMER IN HIGH ASIA. 



two feet above the foot-rope, a contrivance which 

 renders the crossing something of an acrobatic feat, 

 as it is necessary to step over these cross-pieces ; 

 whilst the excitement is sustained by the fact that 

 you are above (generally very little above, when the 

 middle of the jhula is reached) a roaring torrent, 

 and probably the whole fabric is swinging gaily 



JHULA BRIDGE OVER RIVER INDUS. 



from side to side in the breeze. The descent on 

 the near side of the curve is the worst part ; during 

 the ascent on the further side I found that one 

 usually went much faster ! In Pangi once the 

 natives told me that the mountain sheep would 

 cross a short "jhula "-clever sheep ! The " jhula" 

 at Kharmang is a long one, and the road down the 



