From India to Russia in 1914 Author(s): L. V. S. Blacker Source: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 50, No. 6 (Dec., 1917), pp. 393-418 Published by: geographicalj Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1780373 Accessed: 17-05-2016 22:05 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Wiley, The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Geographical Journal This content downloaded from 132.203.227.62 on Tue, 17 May 2016 22:05:59 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms The Geographical Journal Vol. L No. 6 December I917 FROM INDIA TO RUSSIA IN I9I4 Captain L. V. S. Blacker, Q.V.O. Corps of Guides THIS is the record of a journey from Northern India via Central Asia to England. It traversed the same ground, to a great extent, as Dr. De Filippi's expedition, and I hope that these notes may be of interest in that they show things from a point of view different from his. Leaving Srinagar on 14 June I914, the first halt of my journey was at Leh, the capital of Ladakh, which was reached on the 26th, after a couple of days' delay due to a sprained ankle.