New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10

the route of such commerce as existed pnous''O'
wears aoo. IL was infested as now oy iugit'FeS'
desperadoes and lawless savage trioes' anu Neiy
nrobabv its later and worse condition onIy ini'
rro,,ad whom the merchants and traders forsooK
the difscult route-gladly enough, no DOUBT even
II IL nossessed only its native terrors
M Bonvalot and his party suffered much from
cold and fatigue, but they were never IN oaneer
AZ starvation. nor did their supplies oil protective
clothing fail them. On the whole, 1t muso NC oon
sidered that they made the journey unuer Vie mus
favorable conditions possibe,and II, therefore, 'y
found il so trying an undertaking, IL may iaiiiy
be concluded that for less Thoroughly equiPpeu
travellers it would be quite Impractlcaole-"'
least at the time of year chosen Dy uese eA.
nIorers The askal. or mountain sheep slender
animal more resembling the gazeiie laniiy On"n
the sheen Of our Western territories, and very
timid AMI agile, rarely afforded the party meS'
Of fresh meat. The sheep driven up into the
pamir during the summer must be peculiarly
punv breed. for NJ Bonvalot states that one OF
them weiebed-when hayed, we presume, though
no does not say so-no more than seven or elght
Mounds that is. the weight Of moderate slzeu
leg of American mutton. As to the yaks they
appelr TO be of little utility, unless they are re,
rarded. in our travellers phrase, as unneu oeei
ON legs They are too weak in winter 10 carry
burdens and the best that can be sald ol tI ii
is that they endure severe cold We'll rs WIN, ~
enormous shaggy coats they Of tbn Pamrs for
the plateau is divided by comparhuNSg 80 ~,
ranges of hills into several parts put ~ uoes III
appear that this party caught any a0 Ot fauna TIC
whole elevated region is barren OF Ire, save VIII
the Kirghiz shepherd cutthroats enilVeh III WIN
their unsavory If PICTURESQUE ston and turn back
the exnedjtion by some Chinese, who, as usual pre-
tended orders from their authorities but Nj DON
lot and his companions had learned by Unls S,io
tbot 1tteir only hope Of success lay IN pusni,ng
forward and, despite seVefaI lhVolunihiy ooan IA
thew finally got across the Pamlr ana pe 5hasa,i
descend on the side OF INDIA Inc eAsIehv mon snd
ties of the travel had exhausted 6oth nlen az
animals and the time consumed had SO eA Pritisf
ali estimates that on approaching tne not
possessions the STeier lSuf temporary poverty
was against them in their intercourse VIII w t
people moreover, for these latter appsaLteu ,to
gauge the Importance oil an Fer FortunateIy
letter sent on by NJ Bonvalot to tne uOse eoSe
General received prompt ana corulnl III IT, "a
and with The answer u The most serious dcltes
Once in India. hardship was at an end' anu rnd
erous HOSPITALITY smoothed the path oil inc Creu
s SoSa for home. well satisfied, as lndeeo
t tGsy h and t saccessful adventure; They
did not encounter any T wnSn to- tight for their
TvSs either against wild men or beasts but ceE
any tie climatic PeTs and u gSs as to try
wnlG raos t Constitution and probably they owed
tbair escape from all overt acts OF NlulcloSS IT,
to the SanSs with ER Sst tRSg S''i'f Bo S
IrequenuS tive is sprightly and interesting, ana
Contains much new information about par ~
the Central Asian region which a Be- ts sa4 to be- at ali
WIl.esn hi,y known The volumes are illustrated
nrofsey. and considerable proportion Of tne Tm
cravings arc spirited and eaTsigy SS Is Certainly
tfinsIa,VlESn I{b An index adds TO the permanent
yape Of the work, and it is also furnished WIN
good route-map