The author was an associate of the Royal School of Mines; assistant master of Eton College; and formerly in the service of the Maharaja of Kashmir. He spent ten years, the most by any foreigner, in Kashmir surveying the geological features of the kingdom. For a brief period, he was also the Governor of the outlying province of Ladakh. Contents Region of the Outer Hills : Physical Characters Inhabitants of the Outer Hills The Dogras - Dogra Brahmans - Dogra Rajputs - Rajput customs Jummoo and the Court The city of Jummoo - The daily custom of the Court Region of the Middle Mountains Bhadarwah - Paharis - Gaddis - Valley of the Chinab - Kishtwar Kashmir Climate of the valley - The city of Srinagar - Summer retreats The Mountains Round Kashmir Main chain, from Nanga Parbat to Nun Kun - The Panjal Range The Later Geological History of Kashmir Ladakh: The Inhabitants Ladak his - Champas - Position of the women - Monasteries and Lamas Central Ladakh, Nubra, and Zanskar Mountain chains of Ladakh Ladakh: The Higher Valleys Rupshu - The Salt Lake valley - Indus valley Ladakh: The Plateaus The Lokzhung Mountains - The Kuenlun Plains Baltistan: the Baltis - Skardu - Shigar - Basha - Braldu - Rondu - Deosai - the game of Polo Dardistan: The Country - The People - Gilgit History - Countries around Gilgit Languages - Explanation of the Maps and Sections - Appendices.