The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-12-31
The Vale of Cashmere and the
Himalayas.

Prof. Robert Won Schlagintweit, Gel
man traveller, is lecturing in New York
on his travels In Central Asia, and among
the Himalayas From an extract of hi;
second lecture, we take the following;
Cashmere he describes as being orna
mented by nature with her most beautl
full charms It is surrounded by snowy
mountains dotted by numerous lakes, sell
dom deeper than fifteen feet, in which
the snowy peaks of the mountains mirror
themselves. Sprinagor, 5,146 over the
surface of the sea. is the Venice of Asia,
but far more beautiful with 1ts arGiIclal
island and swimming gardens, IN when
bloom the richest vegetation. Near TINS
rises 6,266 feet high, TAX i-Suliman, which
can, easily be assembled on horse back,
and from which is seen the splendid pan
Drama of glaciers in the distance, and the
chestnut. linden, and palm trees amid the
rich grain in the valley. It Is q peculiar
people that dwells in this region, Moham-
edans governed by the Indian Prince de-
cendant of England The color of their
skins resembles the Spaniards; their form
and hair are most beautiful. The old
people appear to special advantage, and
are the objects of general reverence. The
women are as beautiful, as the men are
strong and powerful. To the physical
beauty of this race is added an intelli-
gent expression of countenance. The
dress of the women who appear in public
without vail, is especially picturesque.
They wear products we'll known in Am
erica; their shaws are artistically thrown
Al, nj q
ga. the most beautiful woman the world
ever saw, who was made the Empress OF
India, and was called by the Emperor
"Nurmahal," the light of the world. The
Bhagahirathi river is especially memora-
BILE, filing an entire valley. Here also
grows the ye-odara, which appears as If
covered with gold dust, which with the
sun shining upon it, looks truly gorgeous
He described the wonderful effect OF the
sudden transition from rich vegetation to
snoW-clad mountains, of which ZIG had
already been measured, II of which mea-
sured $4,000 feet, while the much renoWn-
ed Mt Blanco measures only 1874 feet.
The Gaurisankar of Mt. Everest measures
$4,000 feet the next highest mountain
in the Himalayas is the Kanlhlnjlnca,
reaching the hight of %, 156feet, or 1000
feet higher than the famous Dhovaliglnl.
The animal world is especially Wondrous
and manifold Monkeys abound; SO do
phaesants, the finest in the world. Parrots
are in great numbers, and high up one
can hear the cackling of wild hens. The
celebrated sheep are met with every
where, even up in the mountain passes OF
the glaciers, where naturally we would
look for the most unbroken silence. The
highway is $4,000 foot above the surface
of the sea, and here we often meet the pc
culiar phenomenon of those frequent hail
storms which cut the face so numerically.
Twenty-one such passes or Highways are
now known in the Himalayas, the average
hight of which is 1890 feet, while
those III the Alps average about 1900 feet.
The Abagaimin pass of O,459 feet is the
highest in the world. The Importance OF
the Himalayas in commercial point OF
view was dwelt upon at length, while they
were also described as one of the finest
places for those who are threatened with
consumption.