GEOLOGY. 
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PART YI. 
1 Rom Yangihissar, Kashghar, to Panjah, in Wash an, by the Little Pamir, and 
RETURN JOURNEY BY THE GREAT PAMIR. 
A his section, like tliat describing the country between Mari and Leh, is simply compiled 
rom Tk. Stoliczka’ s diary. It commences from Yangihissar, two marches, or about 40 miles, 
U)m Rashghar, on the road to Yarkand. Thence the route followed led in a south-west direction 
through the district of Sarikol (Sirikol) to the frontier of Wakhiin, at or near Aktash, a 
distance of about 150 miles in a direct line, and thence in a west-south-west direction for 120 
ttdles more across the Pamir steppe to Panjabi or Kila Panjah in Wakhan. The road from the 
i arkand frontier to Panjah traverses a district known as the Little Pamir, and follows the more 
southern of the two streams which unite near Panjah to form the head of the Amu or Oxus; the 
return route to Aktash was by the northern stream (that followed by Wood) and the Victoria 
lake. From Aktash the party with which Dr. Stoliczka was associated returned by the same 
route as before to Yangihissar. The geological notes made on this portion of the return east- 
w ard journey have been incorporated with those made in the same localities on the westward 
r °dte. The former largely supplement the latter, which were made when the ground was 
much concealed by snow.] 
March 21st, Yangihissar to Ighiz Far.— Started for Sarikol under Gordon, with Bid- 
ul Ph and Trotter. March of about 18 miles almost due south. A mile from Yangihissar 
I'c crossed several low ridges, extending for about a couple of miles, of what appeared 
upper Artysh beds, consisting of sand, clay, and conglomeratic beds. The dip was at 
ret north by east, then the beds were horizontal, and further on they dipped to south by 
" es t. Crossed the Yangihissar stream, and traversed, first, a saline plain, and then one of 
-puvep rpp c asccn {. throughout was very gradual, but must have amounted altogether to 
m °re than 1,000 feet. 
March 22nd, Aktala.— A march of about 18 miles, chiefly in a south-western direction. 
lc lulls west of Ighiz Yar are composed of lower Artysh beds, hardened greenish sand- 
°Res much contorted. 1 Leaving Ighiz Yar, we crossed the plain for about 3 miles, and 
le R entered the narrow valley of the Bin or Bing river. 
The rocks at the entrance are lower Artysh sandstones, much contorted and disturbed. 
. y continue for fully a mile, and are then succeeded by greenish sandstones and shales 
01 a much older appearance. These rocks are again at first very much disturbed, but further 
CR they dip regularly at a low angle to west by south, or even to west. The general dip, 
lowever, appears to be north-east. Nearer to the camp Aktala, the sandstones and slates 
alternate with highly carbonaceous shales and slates, and some highly ferruginous or hyema- 
K 'Un ^* e relurn route from tlie Pamir and Wakhan on this march from Aktala to Ighiz Yar the following remark occurs : “ The 
Ms f' ates an< l thin-hedded sandstones continue all the way. Towards the plain they alternate with coarser and conglomeratic 
the ' ^ a M ear t° belong to the same old series.” I infer from this that Dr. Stoliczka was finally inclined to believe that 
6 lut '' cs Bear Ighiz Yar, winch he at first assigned to the Artysh beds (tertiary), were really older. 
