Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1931, Page 6

" EAPEDITION FACES HIGH ASIA PAGSES Pamir Mountains Lie Ahead of Haardt Auto Party, Now at Gilgit, India. Perils of the Pamir Mountain passes still face the Citroen-Haardt Asiatic expedition, which reported by ==dio to &&e Notional Geogra] it had reached Gilgit, British outgpst of the remote North India ‘“roof of | the world.” Gilgit % & small town of & few| hundred natives with a touch of the | West displayed in the British agent's | ryesidence, a handful of British admin- istration articles of Western merchandise in its shops. It is about one-third the dis- tance the expedition will have to travel from Srinagar, at the southern base of the mountains, to Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan, which lies a shorf distance beyond the northern base. First Vehicles Over Trail. $he entry of the two expedition cars, the first wheeled vehicles to traversei eruel Gilgit trail. The valleys of Gilgit Wazarat, or | wince, are peopled by mountaineers | L ey cultivating | Who eke & scanty living by Tock-strewn valley floors almost stripped | - of their tillable soil by raging Spring torrents. Beyond it barren valleys and gorges abou and then a patch of ol rds or ti farms tended by sturdy mountain folk suddenly springs into view. To support the population in the Pamirs, every acre of tillable soil must yleld its ulti- mate every year. Rougher Going Ahead. The route is like that south of Gilgit, which taxed the stamina of every mem- ‘ber of the ition, detouring around landslides and dm‘t%l'“‘gh de’u:r;fl- h rigzagging s. e farther :‘rm g0, the rougher the going. In some places the trail is squeezed between valley walls forming deep canyons. One stretch is blasted from & precipitous cliff, while another por- tion is propped by pegs and poles driven into the facing of a cliff. The Winter trail following the river bed is not so difficult as the Summer trail pecple are fewer and phic Soetety that | and a few scattering | The Gilgit population was amazed at | which winds around lofty cliffs above the stream, because thawing glaciers | swell the mountain torrents at this time of the year. Mountain Five Miles High. Rakaposhi, thrusting its snowy sum- mit 25,500 feet high, is an outstanding feature of the “beyond Gilgit” portion of the trail, while occasional small vil- lages that nestle behind rocky clefts offer amazing studies of mountain life Natives play a modified polo with balls and mallets carved from tree roots. Men don woolen- caps with rolled edges, long coats, baggy trousers and, | when they can afford them, leather | boots. Often the only difference in the | dress of the women is a shawl head covering. | Baltit, about 40 miles beyond Gilgit, | lies in one of the few fertile spots along | the way. For nearly 10 miles before | reaching the town the trail passes | through orchards and small farms, but beyond the town is a region almost | devold of cultivation. Here it again | sigzags through narrow canyons. Some portions of the trail'may be traversed only in the early morning because of falling glacial ice. Alitude of Pass Is 15000 Feet. “The terminus of the British telegraph line from is at Misgar, about 20 miles from the India-Chinese Turkestan border, in the heart of the Pamirs. Beyond this village the trail is | mot as well built or as well kept as its more southern portion. Messages from Kashmir to Kashgar are tele- -aphed to Misgar and then dispatched & coolies to the Chinese Turkestan , & 12-day run. | The Mintaka Pass, which will usher the expedition into Chinese Turkestan, 15 15,000 feet above sea level—the high- est pass on the Gilgit road. The| glacial ice and snow on Mintak: & blinding glare by day. 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Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., August 12—Vol- unteer firemen from four States gath- ered here today for annual conventions of the State Firemen's Association and the Cumberland Valley Firemen's As- soclation, the first joint gathering ever held by the two societies. The Virginia association held a busi- ness session this morning, at which Mayor F. A. Shryock delivered an ad- dress of welcome. C. L. Woodward, Lexington, presided, and appot | ular committees. The Al | Department brought a law: | against action of the local {in ruling against several companies of |one city or town consolidating for the occasion and thus be in a position to win most of the parade prizes. It was sald also James Duncan, Jr., chief of the Alexandria department, would be a formidable candidate for the presidency against Fred W. Forney. Winchester, now first vice president. The convention also was expected to vote on the question of abolishing hose virtually all departments are motorized and hand equipment no longer used The Cumberland Valley Association held 1 services this forenoon in Lou- M. Webb, Shi T P opened the business nd Mayor Shryock appeared aga welcome that group. Greef h grained mahoga seats, The suite ishand , reel races in future on the ground that | | associations were extended by Fire | Chief C. Lee Barr. Visiting firemen | were given wide latitude in celebrating their reunion and took full advantage of | opportunities ‘given by city officials to hold infcrmal parades with fire ap- paratus. \GRANGE LEADERS | HEAR LECTURERS | Dr. Pearson Welcomes Middle At- lantic Delegates to College Park. | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | COLLEGE PARK, Md., August 12.— | Fun, food, information and inspiration |should be supplied at every Grange | meet as that organization's contribution to the present economic emergency, Louis J. 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