435 n JatpMSf T0 lake 



Some cultivated land under the grain xal led ad'hi jou, well irri« 

 gated, 



July 14th — Thermometer 52 ; leave our.ground at5°' .25. At 5780 

 paces much faline efflorefcence on the ground, fuppofed to be foda, 

 cracked under the foot dike ilightly frozen earth. The fkeletons 

 of two wild horfes were lying-in the val,ley. In various parts of the 

 road we have found many fkulk of the male Baral with enormous 

 horns.— Some have at lead been from 50 to 60 lbs, weight. We meet a- 

 gain with rhubarb which we -had long loft fight of. At noon, thermo- 

 meter inthe tent 75 : on a high hill to the right, three wild horfes fudden- 

 ly made their appearance, probably for the purpofe of coming to waters 

 after looking at us for fome time, they went off at a fmart trot. They 

 were too far off to afford a very clear view, but feemed to be about 

 thirteen hands high, a bay colour ran along the upper part of the neck, 

 and back and fides were of a fawn or azure colour. Their heads ap- 

 peared thick and fhort, but well, carried : their bodies round, fhort: 

 general fhape compact, clean, and tail thinly furnifhed with hair, 



July 15th.— At fun-rife, thermometer 41 ; march at 5 h 40". At 

 574 paces a bed of fnow in the watercourfe. The plafbes of water on 

 the furface of the ground melted during the day, are frozen inthe 

 night. Road afcends to 1934 paces, when we reach the level of a beau- 

 tiful plain about a mile arid half broad, with mountains to right and 

 left, and narrowing to a gorge about three miles in front. Mountains 

 on left have fnow falling upon them. At 4800 paces reach the right 

 fide of the valley, which declines to the North : a flream arifes from abed 

 of melting fnow, direction N. 65 E. At 5240 paces a fecond bed of fnow. 

 Middle of valley ftony with two currents of water, Animals of a fawn 

 colour about twice the fize of a rat without tails, and having much longer 



