The greatest difficulty they had to contend with was crossing streams, and while marching in the Karakash Valley they were sometimes obliged to cross the river three or four times in a day. Not only were their loads liable to become damaged, but the weight... The Roof of the World: Being a Narrative of a Journey Over the High Plateau ... - Page 22 by Sir Thomas Edward Gordon - 1876 - 172 pages Full view -
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