Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo, the countries adjoining the mountain-course of the Indus, and the Himalaya, north of the Panjab

Vigne, Godfrey Thomas · 1842 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME IX

2PAGE

3the Indus at Kulutzi — Dr. Henderson — Hatred of the Tibetians

4for the Sikhs — Bridge burned to impede the Author's Progress —

5Swearing on the Koran — Gulab Singh and Runjit — Gidab

6Singh and the English — The Author's Progress stopped by

7Gulab Singh — The Sikhs and the Ladakhis — Village of Kemis

8— Solitary Dwelling of a Lama — Character of the Ladakh

9Country — Pituk — Costume of the Lamas and Gelums — Enor-

10mous Mountains — Banks of the Indus — Leh — Residence of

11the Rajah — Buddhist Monuments — Residence of Mr. Moor-

12croft — Babylonian Building — Mountain Plains — Commerce

13of Ladakh — Exports from Kashmir to the Panjab . .315

14CHAPTER XL

15Arrival at Ladakh — Obstacles and Difficulties — Ill-treatment of

16the Author — Seeking Redress — The Lamaic Religion — Dr.

17Wiseman on Buddhism — Rajahs and ex-Rajah of Ladakh —

18Jealousy of the Sikhs — The Grand Lama — An Adventure

19with the ex-Rajah — How to Astonish the Natives — Juan

20Singh — Presents and Civilities — Visit to Nubra — Mountain

21Pass — The Muztak — Descent of the Mountain — Shy-Yok —

22Road to Yarkund — Castle and Village — Game — Character of

23the Valley of the Nubra — Kurukurum Mountains — Etymology

24— The Nubra Tsuh — Fall of a Glacier — Fearful Inundation —

25Meeting of Five Streams — Fatal Snow-falls — Yarkund City —

26Timur's Capital — Habits and Manners of the Yarkundis — A

27Wife for a Season — The Yarkundi's love of Tea — The Plains

28of Yarkund — Road to Pekin — Celebrated Tulip-ground —

29Singular Idol — Return to Little Tibet — Reception by Ahmed

30Shah — A handsome Offer of Gulab Singh — Interview with

31Runjit Singh — Complaints against Gulab Singh — Intrigues

32and Jealousies — The double Deceit — Runjit and Gulab Singh

33— Capture of Iskardo by Gulab Singh — Influence of British

34Travellers — Captain Wade, Political Agent at Lodiana . 349

35CHAPTER XII.

36Intended Visit to Kokan — Delays and Difficulties — The Rajah

37of Hunzeh — Dr. Falconer — Astonishing the Natives — A Rus-

38sian Spy — More Difficulties thrown in the Author's Way —