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(i6°6 C.); the Ike-bel-su of 57°9 Fahr. (i4°4 C.). Thus the 
water which came direct from the glaciers was four or five 
degrees colder than that which lingered in the lake under 
the sun’s rays, although the lake itself received similar cold 
glacial streams. After depositing its glacial mud in Lake 
Kara-kul, the stream became perfectly clear. 
“ Between the two watercourses the great moraine-bed 
sent out a tongue, thickly studded with chains of hills, 
ranged sometimes in rows, sometimes in circles, crescents, 
OUR CAMP AT YAMIKKEH, EASTERN SHORE OF LITTLE KARA-KUL 
and amphitheatres. They belonged to the terminal 
moraine, which was still standing, showing how far the 
tong'ue of the Ike-bel-su glacier, which has now dis- 
appeared, reached at one time. 
“On my return I had a visit from Oshur Beg, Khoat 
Beg’s son, who brought me two live wild-geese caught 
at Bassyk-kul, and bread, milk, and butter. 
“July 17th. There was a south wind blowing this 
morning, and the water on our shore was not quite clear, 
the waves having brought sedimentary matter from the 
mouth of the river. The beach round the creek exhibited 
