Sport and science on the Sino-Mongolian frontier . haila, Nartainchao, OolaHutaga and Hoborrow, all of which, except thelast, were small Mongol camps. Hoborrow isthe seat of a petty chieftain. We stayed one dayat Oola Hutaga on account of rain. Here thehills are high and inclined to be rugged. Tabool or Tabo Ola (meaning Five Hills) is thesummer home of our friend, Mr. F. A. Larson,^whose work is amongst the ^Mongols. On ourarrival we received a very warm welcome from thiskindly missionary family. It had been my pur-pose to make a collection of mammals in this dis-trict, so we gladly accepted
Sport and science on the Sino-Mongolian frontier . haila, Nartainchao, OolaHutaga and Hoborrow, all of which, except thelast, were small Mongol camps. Hoborrow isthe seat of a petty chieftain. We stayed one dayat Oola Hutaga on account of rain. Here thehills are high and inclined to be rugged. Tabool or Tabo Ola (meaning Five Hills) is thesummer home of our friend, Mr. F. A. Larson,^whose work is amongst the ^Mongols. On ourarrival we received a very warm welcome from thiskindly missionary family. It had been my pur-pose to make a collection of mammals in this dis-trict, so we gladly accepted a kind invitation tostay as long as we could. A fine large IMongol tentw^as placed at our disposal, and throughout ourstay we were very comfortable. We at once set out a lot of traps, and were re- ^ Mr. Larson subsequently held for a time the position ofadviser on Mongolian Affairs to the Chinese Government onaccount of his intimate knowledge of the country and its now holds rank in Mongolia equivalent to that of a Prince. 160 PLATE Big Prayer Wheel, Lama Miao, Mongolia.
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