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Page 291
... feet . We were joined here by three Sherpa porters from Darjeeling , and delayed two days to engage eighteen Dotial porters from west Nepal . These men were to carry 60 - lb . loads and received from us three rupees a day plus food ...
... feet . We were joined here by three Sherpa porters from Darjeeling , and delayed two days to engage eighteen Dotial porters from west Nepal . These men were to carry 60 - lb . loads and received from us three rupees a day plus food ...
Page 293
... feet up and down the inter- vening ridges . We averaged two miles a day over these ten miles . Only on short passages did the rock demand the use of our hands . Fortunately , the weather was excellent and the heat lessening as we gained ...
... feet up and down the inter- vening ridges . We averaged two miles a day over these ten miles . Only on short passages did the rock demand the use of our hands . Fortunately , the weather was excellent and the heat lessening as we gained ...
Page 295
... feet , from which it falls westwards through Nepal to India at 11,000 feet . Its upper half is sunny and open , bright with alpine flowers and azaleas ; its lower half is a river - gorge in which two villages stand five miles apart ...
... feet , from which it falls westwards through Nepal to India at 11,000 feet . Its upper half is sunny and open , bright with alpine flowers and azaleas ; its lower half is a river - gorge in which two villages stand five miles apart ...
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ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN BY LIEUT COMDR A G HAMILTON | 96 |
BALTIC CRUISE BY DUNCAN STEWART | 96 |
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