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24th. — Thermometer 44°. At anearly hour ordered the pundit, 

 Srcar, and interpreted to proceed to Ghertope, and reprefent to the 

 Veba and Waziir how" we had been treated > as alfo to mention that the 

 horfemen had faid, that as they had received only four days pay, 

 we muft travel day and 1 night. We had 'fcarceiy determined upon 

 this meafure when the horfemen fent'word-, that a meffage was come 

 front the D&ba, importing that he would fend, another draft of each 

 kind; and, if I did not approve of them, I might take back the ar- 

 ticles he had purchafed. I directed them to offer a higher price for 

 the power of fele&ion ; but rather to take fucii cattle as he fhould 

 offer, than on our r>art to break* the original bargain. In the evening 

 my mefTengers returned with eight cows, and. the fame number of 

 calves, of which four Were bulls* 



July 25th* —Thermometer 41°. March at 8 6 10'. The river we 

 have left comes from N. 85 . E The mountains in this thoroughfare 

 for the molt part covered with fnow. The breadth of the valley in 

 which the ftream runs, is about 3!- miles. Thermometer at 1 P. M. 82 . 

 The road, on which we are proceeding, feenis a great thoroughfare • 

 many Bafchar and Jouari merchants having palled to-day with loaded 

 fheep, goats, and yaks towards Ghertope D 



July 26th.—RAiN. Thermometer 43 . The changes of temperature 

 sn this climate are extremely fudden. Lafl night the mountains to the 

 right were bare ; this morning they were covered with fnow. Ther- 

 mometer in tent 74 , at three P. M. rain: alternate fun-fhine, overcait 

 iky, wind, and thunder. 



July 27th. — Thermometer 39*. At noon all our baggage being 

 dry, commence our march. The river from this fpot nins N. 70° 



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