, 1877-02-24
central-Asian Adventures
A Ride to khiva.
Early English History--"
Phases of American
Life.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of En-
gland.
Kirghiz Horses-..The Congressional
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CENTRAL ASIA.
RIDE TO KIIlVA: TRAVELS Asp ADVENTURES
n CEN5nAL ASIA: ~ tmsp nvaNnnt :na nsrr
Hgytatnlns' Hoya.t AMONG Other Information, 4 ScF!ea
Of MareI Routes, Compiled from q r. lta.s!1,'
Work. a2mo.. w. 4uS. me- Me" IS,& =, rricc ~
pto' ''. n.,sr',,, !. nm NJ that laroc class Of
|sps' p,.. "n.1 ,,,o,,,cao,nc Eno,i.hmen who are
Ee'sse .s.,ssr 49, ,xh.n .nv.n,c, IN ao,ur dcs-
po'e' >" ff. .~,.,.,. 49, t,Id. aro fa.rf,tlv
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hsa"st ,".A .,a.,,,.ad ,I,a .,,diora VIM val.
sta.us ., ~ ., Urn, nj whore tbc taronbals nov
!ai''! !,.a,'.s .u..,. ~ ". t,,tic, ,flr1t,. who
s'o .,H t,r1a.., horc trt,, The vcrv ,awt
Hso'o., o., ~. ~ tor,n,,. ctaroe ot na1nklaya
', .s a.. 1I,,narcd. md ,r,,o ns truvcers srs
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xou.' ps..st,. ps r7,a,s ~ ort,or for ti,e rhlcf
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n.an,,,n ~" Nna' n, lnnos.,,,,c tn .,tsfv is thirst
ps'"sss ~ T., .i,o for,orra,cc ~ IL. rcrular
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iNis polns, Ha ~. r.,,s,. .sn.- t,,o+ fnrctyn.
,an,',an ~ =. .rarei 4, nn.sIan Asia It
was enough. It was like the spark needed 10
ttna1c c1,nnowdcr In hIs ,1rxt leave Of absence
~ mi ~, r., u,,vo
On his asrlva, in London, he Immediately be-
gau reading up tho subject of Central Asia,
pcr,slnz with particular zest tho books Of travel
published by tourists In that country. 1fnc0a-
en1s eanpaikA"e .,ns..,., ~ NV s,,s,, ,r ~
hul that thcfo ~eFe ol1hcu''1es enousn ~ NV
way 10 mike the journey to khivn sufficiently
e1h,laratur, and bis determination was settled.
IT. rs1,n,entol irties aliowinr a furlourh
80 49, oo.h ~ Nor,n,h,r 1871. lie
to begin Toe sun OF Nosenns1, ie'o, ~
net out Tor st. petersburg "nhout nueia
Mllutin for thu tieaIrcd tourney in the Russian
.,o-,.ta. ~, ID h,,t " ro,a hcvond thu hound.
uuualnn ~ 1 10y ~ .as.1.,r ~ ,,ro,,httct1.
atlea OF tne lpeTA, ssss.o'y .s csn..,ps wv" n-rsts
plan, trusting TO fortune pud pluck, to slip
s,coithIiv frnm Khiya. when onco there, into
J ~ .,.ue, ,,,n,,t.or. routoa
To return to European Russia
Tho scason Was most unfavorable 1or tfsvel
across tho Kirglcz desert, whcro tho winter cold
tsa more savage thing than Is to be mot In any
othef pa!1 o. Inv 0ola outsu. W. ~. ..s ~
glons. Capt. burnaby explains aho 1ae& Wncn he
Bnys: An enormous cxpansc OF Hat country,
extending for hundreds OF miles, and devoid oi
eycrytlllnr sayo snow and salt lakes and hera
auJ thcru sak satul,-a species Of tsainble-trce,
Khya y could t be 81 reached. ca rIe wlnIs III those
narts az Asia arc unknown 10 the inllabitants oi
EMupe. y. o Who. vi when ticy rrumGlu m at Tie 10
called east wind, can little imagine what that
wind Is ike In t'losc countries which lie exposed
to tho fill fury of It's flrst onslaught. For there
Yun meet With no warm oceau to mollfy IT.
igor; no trees, no rising land, no hills or moup.
ta1ns 10 check It In lls Course; aud 1t blows OF
uninterruptedIy over a vast snow and salt coy
cred track, until, absorbing the saline matter i
sensation mora like tho application of the edge
Of a razor ti,au anything etsc to which 1t can 6c
l,kenej,a but tf,e suffering To be endured
INTO tie account.
III travelling over tho railroads In Russia, Capt
Burnaby rcniarka upon ths oliousncss a,lt
comfort Of tbs wtlI-warmel and well-llghtei
GQ{flITHys WHICH nf2 Du1lt uRO1 EuE AIIlGTlEnl
plan. suj upon tic cxrclicnco Of tho arrange
mcn|s al tnc catInR-stntioils. 'tEycrythtng 80,
1sk for ia ready at q nuuot,t's notice tho dlthe
% hs' ss xso ..as ts IsSst sss y
plea,uEe-icayo nothing to bo desired, tn
charges belnR exceedingly moileratc.n Even u
HlzrTan, Tie icrmtnus u tho railroad In tbs IL
srytIon 81 OFuub,1r0, md nrar tho borders 0
Eufopea,, Russia, liz food served III TIC .ettcat
mcnt.root,.s was is good 70 could bo obtuiucl il
any French restaufaut. Dut the slow paGo
ths trains wa q tuuso for so1uc eFumbiitlg, an
va ascritrd to thc iiussan's cos,stItutio,ssl 4.
difference 70 Tic lieht OF time, and also 10 III
careless way in which the railways have bee
constructed.
The Iistunce from S.zcran 10 Kasala, or For
Number One In Turkestan,-nbout SlU niles
was accomplished by slcirlt over tho postal roat
re1ays uf hur.ee being sccurcd At every station
The winter wns excsutianaily severe. and Ia
drcary stcpnca wcrr covered viii, an unLrokc
sxpars, Of snow. This seems was q .pIcturu .
deaolatIon Which wesri.sl Nv ita utter loneIIncs