THE GLACIERS OF MUS-TAGH-ATA 325 
The descent from the pass was very steep ; we rode 
down the gully of a stream which issued from the right- 
hand side of the Sarimek glacier, and raced merrily along 
its stony bed, tumbling down falls and cataracts as it went. 
We left the terminal moraine with its imposing front, 
crossed some streams, and reached a small patch of water- 
.soaked greensward, where I collected several new species 
of plants. A herd of kiyick, or wild goats, were peace- 
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fully grazing there ; but upon catching sight of us, they 
instantly sprang up the mountain-side. We then crossed 
five more brooks, fed with glacier water. Between them 
low elongated ridges ran down to the Sarik-kol valley, 
forming black and gloomy continuations of the rocky 
buttresses which, like radii or ribs, divided the glaciers 
one from another. 
Some of the men, who had gone on ahead with the 
caravan, were already camped when we arrived, having 
