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country pure gravel, without mould or clay, will rear lucerne if it 
be plentifully watered.” 
***** 
“ The cows of this district (Gonh) were more numerous, and in 
better condition than any I have seen since leaving the southern 
hills. They were small but well shaped, with small horns; the 
prevailing colour was black, but it varied to pure red, and mixed 
with white. They are pastured on the hills during the day, on 
lucerne and white clover, and at night are fed with the wild oat 
gathered from amongst the corn for this purpose. Before being 
taken to their sheds they browsed upon some common pasture- 
grass which was flooded an hour before their return. Two cows 
were fastened together by a rope attached to willow rings passed 
through their noses, and children were employed to prevent their 
straying.” 
***** 
“ On the 19th of June we crossed the pass of Parang-La. The 
ascent, though not of the most abrupt description, occupied us from 
daybreak till noon. In the lower part the snow lay in lines, with 
edges sufficiently frozen to bear our weight, and we stepped along 
as if we had been walking upon boards placed on their edges. 
Higher up it was softened by the sun, and we had the agreeable 
variety of sinking into it knee deep. My horse was so utterly 
incapable of proceeding, long before reaching the summit, that it 
was necessary to dismount and leave him to his fate. I should 
have put an end to his sufferings, but was persuaded that some 
men might be sent back for him with food from Kiwar, though 
I had little expectation of this being effected in time. The height 
of the pass above the sea was not less than 19,000 feet.” 
***** 
“ From Lang Kartse we proceeded by a different route from that 
formerly followed by Sankho, and ascended the bank of the Zakut 
river, running from west by south, and falling into the Kartse-chu. 
The path was narrow, rugged, and steep. At the distance of a 
mile and a half we came to a small village, from the lands of which 
the crops had been lately reaped. A large patch of ground was 
thickly covered with prangos plants. As we ascended we expe- 
rienced the keenness of the wintry wind, and round the stems of a 
species of dock thin bands or ribands of ice had formed. The 
road then descended, but soon again took an ascending direction, 
skirting the right bank of a stream, at a considerable height above 
it, which was carrying a supply of water to the Kartse-chu. 
Here, on stepping over a block of jasper which crossed the road, 
my horse fell, and rolled with me a considerable way down the 
slope before I could get loose. The softness of the snow prevented 
