224 TO THE KARAKORUM. 



We cross the mighty Karakorum range to-morrow a 

 great event. The ascent is said to he easy, and the road 

 good. Indeed, I believe the great difficulties in our 

 journey to have heen surmounted at Bursey. But the 

 want of grass and fuel still attends us. The night was 

 horridly cold, the difficulty of breathing great. I heaped 

 all the clothes on I possessed ; but the keen frosty wind 

 would not be denied, and found entrance through the 

 chinks of my armour. 



