CHAPTER IX.

THE VALE OF CASHMERE.

Medical Science in Cashmere--Long and Fatiguing March-- Chikoti--Fort of Oree--Faqueers--Bridge of Ropes--An Old Friend--Playful Monkeys--Temple of Bhumniar--Primitive Fishing--Barramula Pass--The Happy Valley at last--Formation of the Vale of Cashmere--Change in Mode of Travelling--Dongahs--Herons--The Walloor Lake--Fort of Srinagur--Pug and the Afghan Warrior--The Murderer of Lord Mayo 165