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East of the sun and west of the moon

Chapter 15: INDEX
By Theodore Roosevelt
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A travel and natural-history narrative recounts an arduous expedition across Kashmir, Ladakh, the Himalayas, Turkestan, the Pamirs, and the Tian Shan, blending vivid field observations with accounts of big-game hunting and specimen collecting. It alternates firsthand perspectives and includes route descriptions, photographic illustrations, and practical details of high-altitude travel, camps, and logistics. The text describes encounters with local peoples and customs, the challenges of deserts, glaciers, and mountain passes, and close observations of regional wildlife such as wild sheep, ibex, and wapiti, pairing sporting aims with scientific interest.

INDEX

  • Afghanistan route, the, 9
  • Agyas, 123
  • Aksu, 164, 197;
  • the start for, 82, 94 ff.;
  • departure from, 202
  • Akyas, journey to, 186;
  • arrival at, 187;
  • return to, 192
  • Ali-Nazar-Kurgan, 66, 67
  • Amban, the, of Karghalik, 76 ff.
  • Andrews, Roy Chapman, expeditions in Asia, 2, 3, 7
  • Antelope, the Tibetan, description of, 63
  • Arbat, 199
  • Arkal, herd of, spotted in the Russian Pamirs, 250
  • Asboe, Doctor and Mrs., 48
  • Asia, central, Mongol tribes in, 2
  • Astore, grave of Lieutenant Davison in, 269
  • Avalanches, in Baltal, 29, 34, 35
  • Ayalik, arrival at, 72, 79, 132
  • Azak-Karaul, Kalmuks in, 122
  • Bahadur Khan, the, 47, 48
  • Bai, Tula, 129 ff.; 164, 180
  • Bakker, Bob, 14
  • Baltal, avalanches in, 29, 34, 35
  • Baltistan, 36;
  • Rajah of, 35, 36
  • Baltit, 265 ff.
  • Bam-i-Dunya, 252
  • Bandipur, 273
  • Barr, 23
  • Bear, the great brown, 5, 34;
  • sighted by Khalil Loon, 149;
  • shot by Kermit Roosevelt, 150;
  • skinning of, 151
  • Bey, Ishmael, 104, 113, 198, 199
  • Bighorn, Rocky Mountain, 38
  • Birds of prey, 57
  • Blacker, Major, 24, 25
  • Bokharan, the, 114
  • Bombay, landing at, 22, 23
  • Bombay Natural History Museum, the, 22
  • Bulun, 219
  • Bulun Lake, arrival at, 219
  • Bunji, 268
  • Burden, Douglas, 25
  • Burrhel 53 ff.;
  • capture of, 55
  • Burroughs, John, 2
  • Burzil Pass, 269;
  • marmot spotted in the, 271
  • Butterflies, 29
  • Camels, 62
  • Chalt, 259
  • Cherrie, George K., 6, 11, 13, 17, 23, 28, 45, 49, 52, 56, 66, 67, 69, 82, 83, 94, 170, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 193, 195, 199, 204, 212;
  • illness of, 183
  • Chillum Chauki, 270
  • Chin Ballak, 127
  • Chukors, red-legged, in Maralbashi, 91
  • Cock, black, collected, by Theodore Roosevelt, 186
  • Cutting, Suydam, 6, 17, 18, 26, 45, 49, 52, 56, 66, 76, 81, 82, 84, 89, 166, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 194, 199, 204, 212;
  • photography done by, 183
  • Daulat Beg Oldi, 62
  • Davies, Mr., 5
  • Deer, Siberian roe, 26
  • Depsang Plain, the, 67;
  • ducks in, 68
  • Dotai, the, 95, 96
  • Ducks, in Depsang Plain, 68
  • Faizabad, 206
  • Feroze, 25, 27, 82
  • Ferrets, glimpse of, 147
  • Fezildin, in charge of dogs, 59, 165
  • Field, Stanley, 5
  • Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, 5, 28
  • Finches, purple, at the oases, 33;
  • in Maralbashi, 91
  • Foxes, large red, 138
  • Foxie, death of, 75
  • Ganderbal, 27
  • Gazelle, search for, 94
  • Gilgit, 256;
  • departure from, 268
  • Gillan, Major, aid of, 211
  • Gircha, 261
  • Godai, 270
  • Goitre belt, in Aksu, 95
  • Gulmit, 264
  • Gunjabat Nullah, ibex and sheep seen in, 254
  • Hawk, different species of, shot by Mr. Cherrie, 28, 33, 139
  • Hindustanee, 19, 26
  • Hounds cougar, 14 ff., 34;
  • method of shipping the, 17;
  • in the snow, 31, 32
  • Hunza route, the, 8, 26
  • Hunza Valley, passes into the, 256
  • Ibex, 5, 26, 113 ff., 139, 145, 155, 182;
  • first glimpse of, 107 ff.;
  • Gunjabat Nullah, 254;
  • collected, by Kermit Roosevelt, 160, 161;
  • by Theodore Roosevelt, 144;
  • female collected, 140
  • Illik, or Siberian roe, 112;
  • female bagged by Theodore Roosevelt, 186;
  • glimpse of, 189
  • James Simpson-Roosevelts-Field Museum Expedition, origin of the, 6, 7;
  • determination of route of, 8;
  • selection of literature for, 13;
  • selection of equipment for, 12, 13
  • Jayloo, 249
  • Jurgal Gumbaz, 249
  • Kadi, 57
  • Kalmuks, the, 115, 123, 128, 129, 130, 131, 171
  • Kanjut Valley, the, 263
  • Karachi, landing of equipment at, 23
  • Karakash River, the, 66
  • Karakoram Pass, the, 5, 6, 26, 68;
  • approach to, 62
  • Kara Su, 236;
  • inhabitants of, 237;
  • ovis poli spotted in valley of, 237
  • Karelini, search for, 155
  • Kargaitash, 124, 128, 130, 163;
  • female ibex collected in, 140
  • Karghalik, 74 ff.
  • Kargil, loss of a companion caravan at, 35
  • Karthar, meeting at, 52
  • Kashgar, 215,256;
  • desire to reach, 205;
  • arrival at, 207, 208, 210;
  • surplus equipment carried from, 247
  • Kashmir, 185, 210, 246, 259, 273
  • Kashmiri, friction with the Punjabi, and, 183
  • Kazaks, the, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 160, 171, 186, 187
  • Kensu, the, 114 ff.
  • Khailak, 197
  • Khan Ayalik, 186, 193, 194, 198
  • Khardong, 50
  • Khardong Pass, the, the start for, 49
  • Khurgan, camping at, 101
  • Khush Bel, poli rams seen near, 256
  • Killik Pass, the, 256, 257
  • Kirghiz, 122, 123, 161, 187, 229, 234, 238
  • Kizil Bulak, 197
  • Kooksu, the, 124, 128, 171
  • Kunick, Doctor and Mrs., 48
  • Ladakhis, the, 32, 33
  • Lama, red, land of the, 34, 35
  • Lamayuru, 35
  • Lammergeyer, 33, 62, 141;
  • capture of a, 162
  • Larks, desert, in Maralbashi, 91
  • Leh, 43 ff., 257;
  • entrance into, 44, 45, 52;
  • the Moravian Mission in, 48
  • Leh-Karakoram route, the, 9
  • Little Kara Kul, 221, 236
  • Loon, Khalil, 25, 27, 54, 55, 82, 87, 112, 113, 115, 117, 118, 131, 132, 133, 136, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 160, 167, 188, 194, 223, 229, 234, 238, 240, 242, 250, 252, 274
  • Loon, Rahima, 25, 27, 38, 51, 54, 59, 69, 82, 83, 84, 87, 105, 107, 113, 114, 116, 117, 119, 128, 129, 131, 137, 141, 146, 155, 156, 160, 161, 162, 164, 167, 170, 173, 177, 178, 180, 185, 189, 191, 194, 224, 229, 234, 238, 243, 248, 252, 258, 260, 274
  • McHenry, Tom, 14
  • Maralbashi, 195, 202, 204, 212;
  • animal expedition at, 90;
  • bazaar of, 91;
  • red-legged chukors in, 91;
  • quail in, 91;
  • desert larks in, 91;
  • finches in, 91
  • Marmot, 132, 142
  • Minamarg, 272
  • Minapin, 259, 266
  • Mintaka Pass, the, 256
  • Misgar, 249;
  • arrival at, 259
  • Moon Tai River, arrival at the, 182
  • Moravian Mission, the, in Leh, 48
  • Mountain-rabbit, killed by Kermit Roosevelt, 51
  • Mountain-sheep, 26, 145
  • Muharram, festival at Ayalik, 72
  • Mukurshi, 258, 264
  • Murree, 23
  • Mustagh Ata, 236
  • Muzart Pass, the, 263;
  • crossing of, 196
  • Muzart River, the, 197
  • Nanga Parbat, 30
  • Nurla, Buddhist service in, 38 ff.
  • Ovis ammon karelini, the, 5
  • Ovis ammon littledalei, the, 5
  • Ovis karelini, 141
  • Ovis karelenyi, 128
  • Ovis poli, home of, 3;
  • discovery of, 3, 4, 18, 180, 188, 211;
  • first glimpse of, 223;
  • spotted in the Russian Pamirs, 231;
  • heading for the Chinese Pamirs, 231;
  • two of the largest collected, 235;
  • spotted by a Kirghiz in valley of Kara Su, 237;
  • skinned by Khalil Loon, 238
  • Pamirs, the, 3, 4, 171, 180, 188, 257, 263;
  • desire to reach, 191;
  • the Chinese, 231;
  • the Russian, 9, 18, 226, 236;
  • ovis poli spotted in, 231;
  • herd of arkal spotted in, 250;
  • the Sarikol, 244
  • Panamik, 52;
  • arrangement for ponies at, 53
  • Partridge, chukor, at Lind, 67;
  • in Aksu Valley, 103
  • Partridges, 139
  • Payik Karaul, 249, 253, 255, 256
  • Pig, wild, 141
  • Pigeons, blue, at the oases, 33
  • Pim, Captain, of Mesopotamia, 26
  • Pisan, 266
  • Poli rams, seen in Gunjabat Nullah, 254;
  • in Khush Bel, 256
  • Prater, S. H., 22
  • Punjabi, friction with the Kashmiri, 183
  • Quail, in Maralbashi, 11
  • Rabbits, crop-eared, 54
  • Rajah of Baltistan, 35, 36
  • Raj-diangan Pass, the, 273
  • Rakaposhi, 266
  • Raleigh, the black hound from Mississippi, 59
  • Ram, a small, 132;
  • capture of, 134
  • Ramchukor, 139, 142, 146, 159, 243
  • Ramghat, 268
  • Rams, 38;
  • Karelini, 133, 138;
  • seen by Palang, 251
  • Ravens, 28;
  • in Zoji La Pass, 33;
  • coal-black, 62
  • Rawal Pindi, 25
  • Reading, Lord, 9
  • Rifles, 12, 13
  • Rock-pigeons, large blue, shot by Mr. Cherrie, 49;
  • at Sind, 67
  • Roe, the Siberian, 5, 112;
  • capture of a female, 140
  • Roe-deer, 132
  • Roosevelt, Kermit, 1, 2, 11, 14, 17, 18, 45, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62, 66, 68, 105, 106, 107, 112, 113, 114, 117, 119, 125, 127, 157, 158, 160, 166, 167, 168, 169, 172, 178, 179, 180, 223, 224, 229, 234, 238, 241, 242
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1, 26, 29, 34, 82, 93, 129, 131, 136, 137, 139, 141, 146, 148, 184, 185, 186, 188, 191, 192, 194, 195, 247, 252, 254, 255, 269, 271
  • Russian Trade Delegation, the, 18
  • Sanju Bazaar, entrance into oasis, 74
  • Sanju Pass, the, 68, 71
  • Sardar Chauki, 271
  • Sasser, the start for the, 56
  • Sevenoaks, Captain, 27
  • Sharpu, pursuit of, 38
  • Sheep, spotted in Gunjabat Nullah, 254
  • Shirin Maidan, 257
  • Shrew, a, trapped by Mr. Cherrie, 67
  • Shutta, 121, 193, 197
  • Simpson, James, 5, 6, 11
  • Sind Valley, the, 27;
  • beauty of, 28
  • Snake, brown, captured by native, 87
  • Snow-leopards, 5, 57, 64
  • Sparrow-hawk, shot by Mr. Cherrie, 49
  • Srinagar, 24, 25, 43, 256, 274
  • Stag, Yarkand, 5
  • Subashi, 215;
  • arrival at, 225
  • Suget, the, 63, 64
  • Suget Karaul, 65
  • Sze, Minister, 9
  • Tagdum-Bash Pamirs, the, 8, 67
  • Taghar, 52
  • Tagharma, 244, 245
  • Tango Tash, camping at, 107
  • Tashkurgan, 215, 245, 264
  • Tekkes, the, 65, 193
  • Tekkes River, the, 124
  • Tekkes Valley, the, 120, 124;
  • population of, 122;
  • species of birds in, 125, 126
  • Tian Shan, 129, 171, 173, 180, 183, 198, 263, 269;
  • range, the, 128
  • Tiger, rare, in Central Asia, 14
  • Tika-illik, 132
  • Tragbal, 273
  • Turkestan, 213 ff, 263;
  • abundance of fruit in, 203, 204
  • Vale of Kashmir, the famous, 24, 273
  • Van der Byl, P. B., 196
  • Vissers, the, 8, 9
  • Wagtail, the, along streams, 33
  • Wapiti, 26, 130, 145, 171;
  • season for the, 186;
  • shot by Theodore Roosevelt, 177;
  • shot by Kermit Roosevelt, 190;
  • skinning of the, 179, 191
  • Warbler, a, black and rusty brown, at Sind, 6, 7
  • Water-ouzels, 29
  • Water-wagtail, the little, 29
  • Wolves, gray, 57, 64
  • Wood, Lady, 27
  • Wood, Lieutenant John, 4
  • Wood, Sir John, hospitality of, 27
  • Wular Lake, 273
  • Yaks, 50, 51, 53, 57
  • Yangi Shahr, 94 ff.
  • Yarkand, 79 ff., 84, 257;
  • epidemic of goitre in, 80;
  • splitting of expedition at, 81, 82
  • Yarkandi, the, 59, 66
  • Zoji La Pass, the, 30, 35, 44;
  • bird life in, 33