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id: 27981
title: The Plant Hunters: Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains
author: Reid, Mayne
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  "What''s the matter, Ossaroo?" demanded Karl and Caspar in a breath. Both Caspar and Ossaroo were good swimmers, but Karl could not swim a Ossaroo was chewing his betel-nut, and Karl and Caspar, both very tired, the eyes of Caspar by chance rested upon Ossaroo, whose body was more Karl and Ossaroo left their hiding-places, and hastened to the spot. Karl and Ossaroo kept along the bottom of the cliff, while Caspar time, Karl and Ossaroo were seen running forward to the spot; and soon Karl and Caspar could not conceive what plan Ossaroo intended to pursue; Of course Karl and Caspar now knew what Ossaroo purposed--to snare the moment thrilled within the hearts of Karl, Caspar, and Ossaroo. So saying Karl led the way, followed by Caspar, Ossaroo, and the Karl had not been very long gone when Caspar and Ossaroo both left the


id: 27213
title: The Heart of Nature; or, The Quest for Natural Beauty
author: Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir
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  Natural Beauty, and in capacity for communicating that love, the great soul of Nature, and consequently see only shallow Beauty. Earth where the Natural Beauty is finest, and he would have had, too, beauty he has seen in plain or mountain, in flower, bird, or man, will heart into the enjoyment of Natural Beauty in a way that would have far-off ages when love first came into the hearts of men that Natural enjoyment of the Natural Beauty of the Earth should be regarded as And the reason why the Natural Beauty of the Earth the Natural Beauty of the Earth is one of which Geography should But men who have seen many varieties of Natural Beauty Geography, and because a love of Natural Beauty is one of the great not _only_ love of Natural Beauty that draws men on. natural features of the Earth by reason of their _beauty_ have upon


id: 21239
title: The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
author: Reid, Mayne
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  Karl, Caspar, and Ossaroo--sat down upon the rocks in front of the As Ossaroo drew near, both Karl and Caspar noticed an expression upon "You are sure, Ossaroo," said Karl, who had stood for some time silently So thought Karl and Caspar; but Ossaroo was of a different opinion. Karl and Caspar easily comprehended the meaning of Ossaroo''s broken but Karl and Caspar kept their seats upon the tree, looking down upon the No doubt in time such gallant hunters as Caspar and Ossaroo, and so Karl and Caspar did not choose to waste time in telling the shikaree how This was the reflection of Karl and Ossaroo; but Caspar thought from each in turn--from Karl, Caspar, and Ossaroo. Karl had thought of it, long before this time; and so had Caspar, just once more returned to the hut, that Caspar and Ossaroo found time to Karl, Caspar, and Ossaroo.


id: 6476
author: Hooker, Joseph Dalton
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  west, about 1000 feet high, covered with a low forest of dusky green water, forms a dense foliaged tree, 30 to 60 feet high, some feet) is seen to the north-east, at eighty-four miles distance, great part of East Nepal, as far west as the Tambur river, and at a At 9000 feet we arrived on a long flat covered with lofty trees, Nepal mountain in the far west presented cliffs of black rocks. hot, open expanse, elevated 2250 feet, appeared many trees and plants We descended 200 feet, and crossed the valley and river At a little below 15,000 feet, we reached enormous flat beds of snow, the general mountain mass of 16,000 feet elevation, towering like a valley, and extended to 800 or 1000 feet above the river-bed; this Deep in the valleys the river-beds are but 3000 feet about 15,000 feet, south of Kubra, and north of a mountain that forms

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  Himalayan Journals — Volume 1 Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc.


id: 6477
author: Hooker, Joseph Dalton
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  mountain valley, several miles long and broad, 12,000 feet above the miles off, and of great mean elevation (20,000 feet) the vast snowy low elevations -Choongtam -Landslips and debacle -Meet Dr. Campbell -Motives for his journey -Second visit to Lachen valley low elevations -Choongtam -Landslips and debacle -Meet Dr. Campbell -Motives for his journey -Second visit to Lachen valley My connection with the Indian government was first enquired into; next they came to political matters, upon which I declined entering; but I gathered that their object was to oblige Campbell to accept the Lassoo Kajee as Vakeel, to alter the slavery laws, to draw a new boundary line with Nepal, to institute direct communication between themselves and the Governor-General,* [They were prompted to demand this by an unfortunate oversight that occurred at Calcutta some years before.

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  Himalayan Journals — Volume 2 Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc.


id: 39642
title: Kashmir, described by Sir Francis Younghusband, painted by Major E. Molyneux
author: Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir
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  Coal Measures--Great reptiles--Mammals--Kashmir valley a combination of lake and mountain in which, I think, it excels Kashmir. revealing the mountain peaks; and the green of the little valley Irises and roses are the two especial beauties of Kashmir villages and looking away from the lake, there are views over the Kashmir valley to beauty in spring-time when the Kashmir lilac and the fruit trees are of Kashmir, then along the range of snowy mountains on the north, and Kashmir valley and the snowy mountains on either hand. All over the Kashmir valley there are remains of temples remarkable length both of the smiling Kashmir valley and of the snowy ranges In such a country as Kashmir, with a great river flowing through it, The mountain ranges which encircle the valley of Kashmir on those lovely Kashmir mountains, and on the mighty peaks which rise Kashmir mountains of the present day.


id: 45747
title: Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges
author: Collie, Norman
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  spent their time in climbing snow-peaks and fighting their way through necessary to climb over the mountain range at a height of 22,300 feet, glacier to the old Mustagh pass will remain as marvels of mountain away, great boulders many feet thick had rolled down the mountain-side Just south of our camp rose a snow peak, about 19,000 feet, which we the head of the glacier, 12,000 feet below the summit of the mountain. valley for a pass on the ridge south-east of a pointed rock peak at of feet up, hidden away in the recesses of the great mountain. Rocky Mountains is the Howse pass, 4800 feet, and thirty miles north snow-peaks; in fact, probably more varied rock climbing can be found and there are many other mountain ranges where rock-climbing can be pines on the Himalayan mountains, when the snow peaks and the glaciers,


