The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

crows had followed camp from our debut
on the ice and continued to accompany
us to all high camps. taking their de-
parture only when the lower regions OF
the Kondus Valley were reached on the
return march. They took good care to
find a living somehow off the camp
and did not suffer at all from mountain
lassitude, judging from their activity,
even at 10000 feet.
AN interesting and inexplicable find
was made at Spur Camp, consisting Of
the lower layers of two native stone
cairns, when could have been placed
as we found them only by human hands
In view of the fact that no feasible
route is possible over the ice barriers
of the upper Rose to Chinese TurkeStan,
one is hard put to explain the presence
or old time Adventures in this elevated
ice fastness. The harmed men Of Sal
toro could offer no legend of previous
human presence at this distant point.
THE next day we assembled the upper
Rose basin to search for the north water
parting. Climbing over the flank OF
22,OOO foot peak, descent was made to
another plateau filled with labyrinth
of yawning chasms. An hour spent in
overcoming this hodgcpodge of obstruc-
lions brought us to the d sired ridge.
and | was able to realize my long cher
ished wish to be the first to stand upon
the farthest north point OF the Rose. on
the great, previously unknown water
shed of the eastern Karakoram, between
the Indus and Chinese Turkestan
"Other high ascents were carried out
and the snow deiile leading to the UNI
known kOndus Glacier was discovered.
During the next few weeks the journey
down and back to the lower part OF the
Rose was carried out. Then we started
To leave the Rose by the newly discov-
cred snow passage leading to the Kon-
dus.
After two days of climbing amid the
worst of snow conditions we arrived
below the col and camped in a freezing
temperature. The next day we ascended
to the watershed ridge which | have
called the STA La, or Rose Pass. The
first crossing of the west Rose water
parting became a fat accompli, and
the difficult descent to another new
glacier was made.
1T soon b, came evident that we
were on the uueXplored upper kondus,
a glacier only vaguely known by name
in the Indian Survey, of much smaller
dimensions than the Rose, yet long
glacier, longer than any in the Alps.
The difficulties of finding way through
the huge morane hillocks OF the last
two-thirds of this ice stream diminished
the sp, ed OF the caravan to about mile
in two hours. -
AT one of the most rickety camps on
the top Of moraine hill in the early
morning 4 severe earthquake was ex-
p' ricnced. The rocking Of the ice bed
was trt mendous and the Clatter Of fall
ing rocks and boulders, accompanied by
the inccSsant booming of avaanchcs
from adjacent mountains, produced such
"a tumult of nature as only SEISMIC dis
turhanc in an immense unstable
mountain region can call forth.
THE valley below the glac tongue
when + aChcd was found developed in
mist caused by earth avalanchcs ON the
surrounding mountains; and on reach
inS the first habitations pitlful tales OF
destruction OF cattle and property in the
surrounding country Were poured into
our ears.
"My caravan OF ~, having safely
weathercd this earthquake and other
threatening perils, now entered civliza-
tion again in prime condition, so |
ordered the 'fatted sheep killed, and
the coolies Toasted on mutton to their
MI, while we Europeans drank Of pure
mountain water to our success and ac-
complshment among The ice roses OF
. the or, at Rose"