Scottish geographical magazine . every possible Avay to get together a really first-class caravan. \Ve went noi^th-east over Marsimik-la, crossed the Kara-korum east ofChang-lung-yogma, crossed the Ling-shi-tang and the Aksai-chin, crossedDeasys, , and AVelll>ys routes, kept east and east-north-east,and turned south-east between the routes of Bower and de the heights of the Buka-mangna range we lost nine mules in oneday, but to the south the country became more and more hospitable,with plenty of grass and water. After eighty-three days loneliness wefound the first nomads,
Scottish geographical magazine . every possible Avay to get together a really first-class caravan. \Ve went noi^th-east over Marsimik-la, crossed the Kara-korum east ofChang-lung-yogma, crossed the Ling-shi-tang and the Aksai-chin, crossedDeasys, , and AVelll>ys routes, kept east and east-north-east,and turned south-east between the routes of Bower and de the heights of the Buka-mangna range we lost nine mules in oneday, but to the south the country became more and more hospitable,with plenty of grass and water. After eighty-three days loneliness wefound the first nomads, and then we passed l)lack tents almost e^eryday, and could huy yaks to replace our dead animals. We left the lakewhich de Rhins calls Ammoniac lake to the east, continued straightsouth to the Bog-tsang-tsanpo, which I followed a couple of days to geta connection with my map of 1901, turned again south-east, crossing two JOURNEYS IN TIBET, 1906-1908. 175 considerable ranges : from one of them just a little hit of Danara-vniii-tsn. could be seen to the south. We reached Ngangtse-tso on December 28, 176 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. and here appeared my old friend, Hladje Tsering, with a small escort, tostop me. The first day he told me I could never proceed in this direction—I had to leave Naktsang territory at once and go north or west; but thenext day he gave me permission to continue towards Shigatse. I havenever been able to understand why Hladje Tsering changed his mind,but I have heard that this cost him his place and rank. Perhaps it waswrong of me to expose him to such a great risk, but I believed he hadgot some secret order during his stay in my camp, and he probablybelieved I had got some secret permission to visit Shigatse; and then mygeographical morals are quite a different thing to my ordinary morals,and if I can possiljly make any geographical discoveries—I go on. Andon we went south-east, crossing six passes. I really do not know whyI hurried on this time mu
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