Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet . 34S. 34S. Trooper of the Escort. 349. Tibetan of Young Shepherd of Bongka. Sketches 1)V the Author. CHAP. Lxix KAMBA TSENAM 365 grief on the detritus of the pass. Then we offered to buyyaks, but found no one who would sell his animals. AfterDorche Tsuen had informed me that those who travelledfrom Saka into Bongba with hired yaks had to changeboth men and pack animals at Bupto on the upperBuptsang-tsangpo, I proposed to divide my caravan intotwo sections, one of which, under Abdul Kerim, wouldcross the Samye-la, while
Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet . 34S. 34S. Trooper of the Escort. 349. Tibetan of Young Shepherd of Bongka. Sketches 1)V the Author. CHAP. Lxix KAMBA TSENAM 365 grief on the detritus of the pass. Then we offered to buyyaks, but found no one who would sell his animals. AfterDorche Tsuen had informed me that those who travelledfrom Saka into Bongba with hired yaks had to changeboth men and pack animals at Bupto on the upperBuptsang-tsangpo, I proposed to divide my caravan intotwo sections, one of which, under Abdul Kerim, wouldcross the Samye-la, while I with the other half marchedover the eastern pass ; we would meet on the lower courseof the Buptsang-tsangpo. Ngutu, a genial old man ofMongolian origin, supported me, giving it as his opinionthat it was of no consequence which pass I crossed myself,provided that the main part of the caravan went over theSamye-la; but Dorche Tsuen was still obstinate, and triedto frighten me with a tale of ten well-armed robbers whosehaunts were in the country north of
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