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A few days later we rode slowly up over the Kisil Art 
Pass and found ourselves in Pamir. There we remained nine 
months. Half of this time, or there abouts, we were snow- 
bound in our winter quarters in Chorock in Shugnan, while 
the summer of 1898 was our actual working period in High 
Pamir. 
To attempt to give a general description of our journey- 
ings would lead me too far astray from the matter in hand. 
In Orursen’s book ‘“Gennem Pamir” experiences and loca- 
lities are described. Henin's book “En Færd gennem Asien” 
may likewise be recommended. However, in order to give the 
reader a general impression of the scenery I will describe 
very briefly a few of the places which we visited, adding at 
the same time a short account of the plants found. 
Kisil Kul hes at an altitude of 4,000 mètres above sea- 
level. The name means “red lake’. However, there is no 
lake to be found there to-day, only an arid depression in 
the landscape. Through this depression the little stream, 
Markan Su, flows, pouring into the eastern Kisil Su, which 
in turn empties its waters into the Tarim River. Kisil Kul 
was the first Pamir landscape seen, and our minds were still 
filled with the memory of the fertile luxuriance of the Alai 
Mountains. The contrast was striking. Here at Kisil Kul 
a cold, dry, biting wind was sweeping over the naked moun- , 
tains and plains A snow storm followed in its path, but 
the snow did not remain where in fell, but was whirled 
away to cracks and corners where it melted until overtaken 
by night frosts. 
The slatesmountains here abouts were in an advanced 
stage of disimiegration, those nearest were merely rounded 
hillocks covert!! with fragments of slate. Strange hues ap- 
peared in th process of decay, red, gray, and poisonous 
copper green: seen at a distance a wonderfully beautiful play 
of colour, re ding one weirdly of changeable silk, curious 
simile indee,. this dry, lifeless landscape. Far away in 
the north ar ne stony slopes tower up to the snow- 
covered peak” Tagh again, seen from the south 
now, — bet 2 tiny mountain strem glistens, 
there a little “misu vegetation is visible, otherwise barren 
