Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . ll. The onlystrangers who visited these regions,—that they had know-ledge of or dealings with,—were the Siberian traders, whoannually make a circuit of the Mongol encampments tobarter Russian goods for hides, wool, and furs. Theirsurprise was great when we told them that we were notRussian, and had nothing to sell. We came from aland the other side of Siberia and beyond Russia, froman island in the sea, and this we could only explain tothem by comparing our home to that of the Japanese, ofwhom they had
Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . ll. The onlystrangers who visited these regions,—that they had know-ledge of or dealings with,—were the Siberian traders, whoannually make a circuit of the Mongol encampments tobarter Russian goods for hides, wool, and furs. Theirsurprise was great when we told them that we were notRussian, and had nothing to sell. We came from aland the other side of Siberia and beyond Russia, froman island in the sea, and this we could only explain tothem by comparing our home to that of the Japanese, ofwhom they had knowledge. They grew doubtful, how-ever, when we said we were not the subjects of the Czar ;they could not believe this, for all men who were notChinese—all men who were white—must be Russian. 1 These finely woven pieces of blue silk, called hattaks, are in usethroughout Mongolia as value-units. They are used for presents and thedecoration of holy pictures ; it is also customary for a Mongol, whenmaking a request to a high official, to present, first of all, one of THE CENTRAL GROUP OF THE TURGUN ALPINE REGION. Kuildelun Peak.
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