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only a 8hikarie, and wislied to sink the 

 Colonel. 



The Jemadar sent us sweetmeats and sheep, 

 and the old Kardar, who is a Tartar, sent iis 

 a large pewter pot of beer and a supply of 

 ice. It was oppressively hot, and his was 

 certainly the present of the day. We gave 

 each of them a telescope, a gift which they 

 valued highly. 



Ladak is a place of considerable size, 

 possessing a bazar, but apparently not a very 

 flourishing one, and trade seems to have 

 decreased of late years, for Moorcroft 

 mentions it, as a place of some trading im- 

 portance. We found, that although 10,000 

 feet above the level of the sea, the climate 

 was very hot and oppressive. There was not 

 much either to see or to do in the town ; but 

 we halted all the next day, and received visits 

 from the Jemadar and Kardar, who brought 

 the present Rajah to see us. He is a stupid 

 looking Tartar boy, pensioned by Gliolab 

 Sing, from whom, perhaps, he may receive 

 about Rs. 5000 per annum. We visited the 



