A SUMMER IN HIGH ASIA. 



spot is more extensively ornamented than ever with 

 religious symbols, and there are Churtens without 

 number, and piles of " mani " stones of great length. 



The following day we started for Leh, making a 

 short halt at Golab-Bagh to change the beasts of 

 burden, and riding along the green pastures by the 

 Indus and through the village of Chushot (which, 

 by the way, was not all joy, as the inhabitants had 

 turned the path into a watercourse by running off 

 all the irrigation channels into it, thereby under- 

 mining and bringing down the loose stone walls on 

 either side, so that we were soon splashed with mud 

 from head to foot). We arrived soon after midday 

 at Leh, and here, thanks to the Commissioner's 

 kindness, though he himself was away, I put up at 

 the Residency, and slept under a civilized roof, and 

 was fed on civilized food, for the first time after 

 many weeks of roughing it. 



The Residency of our Joint-Commissioner at 

 Leh stands in a large enclosure, where there are 

 some really good trees, channels of running water 

 and green turf, as well as some bright flowers in 

 front of the house, and appears a veritable oasis 

 after travelling in the stony deserts of Ladakh for 

 many weary marches. H. and I remained for a 

 few days at Leh, which at this time of year is a 

 very busy place, the bazaar being crowded with 

 people of many nationalities. 



The Central Asians from Yarkand, with their 

 quilted robes, little fur caps and long boots, are 

 accommodated with their many horses in a large 



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