. Et de l'ouest Himalaya 1909 Karakoram, un compte de l'expédition de H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amedeo de Savoie, Duc des Abruzzes. asis. Il semblait tous comme la terre promise. Les branches de l'abricotier wereweighted avec fruits délicieux, et nous pourrions remplir nos mains par merelyrising dans la selle. Les mûriers sont noires avec leur récolte, et les champs étaient pleins de cultures mûres, qui attire les indigènes étaient.Sur les toits des terrasses, sur le terrain, sur les aires, retour à Srinagar,^ 339 grandes feuilles de apiicots partout ont été mis à sécher, et gleamedlike clot

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. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. asis. It seemed tous like the promised land. The boughs of the apricot trees wereweighted with luscious fruit, and we could fill our hands by merelyrising in the saddle. The mulberry trees were black with their harvest, and the fields were full of ripe crops, which the natives were garnering.On the roofs of the terraces, on the ground, on the threshing-floors, Tlie Return to Srinagar, 339 everywhere great sheets of apiicots were laid out to dry, and gleamedlike cloth of gold in the sunshine. The old Chinese geographers wereright when they called Baltistan Tibet of the apricots (Ujfalvy).We dismounted at the bridge outside of Shigar, and entered the townon foot. In front of one of the houses, probably the school, some fiftychildren were drawn up, and prompted by their master greeted us withthree shrill hurrahs. The tents were erected in the cool shade of thevenerable trees beside the polo camp, and the customary offerings offruit, flowers and cakes were soon brought to us in al)undance.. THE APKILOT CKOI AT SKARDf. The Wazir gave an afternoon tea to the expedition in the gardenof his house, a great tent having been set up and a profusion of Orientalrugs stretched on the grass. He and the Rajah proffered various giftsto the Duke. It is usual to accept some of these, and to recognize thehospitality and the assistance rendered by the authorities of the districtby sending them offerings in return through the official channels. Between Shigar and Skardu we had the experience of a veryinteresting mode of conveyance, common to all the western Himalaya—the navigation of the river on zhaks. AVe had some of us alreadyused them to cross the Braldoh where it flows into the Shigar valley, (0221) Y 2 340 Chapter XVIII. but that was nothing compared to the actual voyage in them upon aswift and turbulent stream. We sent on the coolies by land with thegu

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