The sun., 1892-04-08
an ARMY'S HARD CLIMB,


10 Was Tsagh Work Ge,tiae ~ the Eueny
sThsussad Feet Up Ia the Air.
After . month OF hard fighting the British
have conquered the fierce HunEa and Magyar
tribes that for . long time have made tho
country on the northern frontier OF Cashmere
almost inaccessible either to white mon or to
peaceabiy disposed Indians They have in
dicted the greatest injury and suffering On
people living near their country. many VI
whom they have dragged into slavery and
they have lost no opportunity to raid across
the border and despoll farms and villages.
Tho speck OF war which has brought them 10
terms Is unique from the fact that the forces
opposed to thern were composed wholly OF
native troops. led BY five British officers. It is
tho only occasion during the long years OF
England's troubles with the frontier tribes
that war has been carried on without tho aid
Of soldiers from England.
Tho last battle was o rather remarkable AZ
fair. Tho enemy were intrenched on the al
most precipitous side OF ravine. a thousand
feet above its bottom. The English officers sur
veyed the position and found that the enemy's
right flank rested on high pine forest. while
tho loft was guarded by an I'm passsble glacier.
All the known paths leading up to the position
had been cut away. Lieut. Townshend re-
ported that the position was practically unas-
satlable. Tho difficulty was to find a path by
which the British force could get into close
quarters with the strongly intrenched enemy.
It was decided by the other officers, however,
that the height might be scaled.
In the darkness OF night a hundred picked
mon. led by three British officers. contrived to
descend into the ravine without attracting
oould sse IL The morning ih.y SsSan to o cii%SS hsS
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along the narrow leiges and over cracks and
cranRies in the rock. Once an avalanche OF
latfon.. The enemy kept pouring. a lively fire
sosey 6Ht shey the rocks s
81 rock wRich the II natives N hurled M downwars drHs
upon tnsir enemy. A very few OF these hit
lost their foothoid in c consequence and feii to
the bottom Of the rayine;
the preliminary e1aninstion from the other
sSs S ts s S.e xnn vS PSy ssss
paths would lead straight to Obstruction. 6se be-
y ;Eho assembled % i, By the other path. however.
nank OF the enemy and drive them from their
position. The distance was so great that the
nafs the y coua St
bend @ Mi. sestures f. unused ior SAss ses:
should take. There was the greatest anxiety
among the men who were helplessly watching
awaited him II he took the wrong path, was
making his choice. He was lucky enough to
up from the friends who were watching him.
Ten minutes later the advancing force had
scaled the height. all firing from the enemy
retreat down the other side OF the hill A hun
dred OF them were killed and 40 were taken
prisoners. whie great stores Of rifles and flags
were captured.
The hitherto uncon1uered brieands OF the
Cashmere frontier were RubdIed. In the
treaty which has heen made with the Hunza
and Magyar tribes. It is provided that the Brit
ish shall have free access to their territory:
country: that all requisite arrangements can
he carried out for holding the line Of the from
shall cease