Across the Roof of the World. 



an ancient moraine littered with giant boulders amongst which 

 we had to pick our way. 



A thousand feet below the summit a stiffiish climb ensues, 

 and one that calls for determined efforts at this early season of 

 the year, but thanks to the pluck and grit of my Hunza coolies 

 we reached the top b}' noon. 



A cairn of stones here marks the boundary line between the 

 British and Chinese Empires, and, standing there, one realises it 



THE GLACIER BELOW THE MINTAKA PASS. 



is the meeting place of great empires, the point where one leaves 

 the confines of civilisation and enters the weird and strange 

 dominions of the Flowery Kingdom. 



Beyond lie the Pamirs, that vast and inhospitable region 

 truly termed, as already remarked, the " Roof of the World," and 

 a region which attracted much attention some years ago. 



To the north-west lies the centre of the Asiatic continent, a 

 centre which, apart from its political significance, possesses much 



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