Across the Roof of the World. 



and west, dividing Kashgaria from the Hi Valley and Northern 

 Turkistan, the western portion extending far into Russian 

 Central Asia, and the eastern abutting on to the Mongolian plains. 

 After the long trek of many hundreds of miles it was a glad 

 sight, this view of the Celestial Mountains, as the Chinese 

 style them, with their snow-clad peaks, truly a scene of snbhme 

 grandeur comparable only to the panorama disclosed by the 

 Rocky Mountains from the prairies of Alberta. 



AT THE GATEWAY OF AKSU. 



One afternoon the Americans took tea with me, and we spent 

 a pleasant hour, having much in common. 



There was little to see in Aksu, and my only recreation was 

 in walking along the walls, whence a view of the city, such as it 

 is, can be had. I was accompanied on these excursions by a 

 very stout Beg, sent from the Yamen to be in attendance on 

 me during my stay. Once, when exploring one of the curious 



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