SANJU TO YARKAND. 
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Yarkand. We always used turbans of our own the 
few times we appeared in the dress of the country. 
Our Hindu servants were allowed to wear turbans; 
but, as I have said, the turban was always omitted 
from the dresses presented to us, except on one occa- 
sion, when we received dresses from the Kazi Sahib, and 
on that occasion Mr. Forsyth had a turban included 
in his suit. Tara Singh told me that he had, when 
here before, offered to pay 20/. to be allowed to wear 
a turban and ride on horseback, but his petition was 
not acceded to. 
Between Posgam and Yangi Bazar we had a slight 
rain, the first and last we saw in Yarkand. Yangi 
Bazar is a weekly market only lately established ; it 
consists of rows of shops and sheds along both banks 
of a canal ; it is half a mile from the ferry on the 
Yarkand river, and about eight miles from Yarkand 
city. I had a stroll along the banks of the river in 
the afternoon, and found it exactly like one of our 
Panjab rivers, with Tamarisk jungle on either bank ; 
it was now at its highest, varying from 70 to 
150 yards in width, and, not being fordable, could 
only be crossed by boats. I saw marks of excavation 
in the sand, and was told that washing for gold was 
now being tried for the first time. I noticed here 
several good- sized trees of the Ailantlms glandulosa^ 
which had evidently been planted. 
Several natives of the Panjab came out to meet us. 
One of these had gone up two years before with Mr. 
Shaw, and was now settled as a shopkeeper in Yar- 
kand. He gave a very exaggerated report regarding 
the preparations made for our reception, and amongst 
other items said that the curtains on our doors were 
