CONTENTS 
INTRODUCTION 
CHAPTER 1. 
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Resume of Central Asian Exploration . ... 3 
CHAPTER II. 
The Plan and Objects of my Journey . . . . 19 
CHAPTER III. 
Across Russia to Orenburg . . ... 29 
CHAPTER IV. 
Across the Kirghiz Steppes . . • • • 37 
CHAPTER V. 
From Lake Aral to Tashkend . . . . . 48 
CHAPTER VI. 
From Tashkend to Margelan . . ... 67 
CHAPTER VII. 
The Syr-daria . . . . ... 84 
A WINTER JOURNEY OVER THE PAMIRS 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Up the ISFAIRAN VALLEY . . . ... 97 
CHAPTER IX. 
Over the Tenghiz-bai Pass . . . . . 117 
CHAPTER X. 
Up the Alai Valley . . . ... 129 
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