Adventure, sport and travel on the Tibetan steppes . their way up to hunt the takinin these mountains, we thought it might be worth our whileto see if these Changmin people knew anything about thesestrange animals, the budorcas or takins, and their haunts,as it was reported that they captured a great number of themevery year. On the street we had a Mohammedan friend, who has agreat deal to do with the Changmin people. At the presenttime he owns much of the land occupied by them, havingtaken mortgages on their property, which they have not beenable to redeem ; their deeds have fallen into his h
Adventure, sport and travel on the Tibetan steppes . their way up to hunt the takinin these mountains, we thought it might be worth our whileto see if these Changmin people knew anything about thesestrange animals, the budorcas or takins, and their haunts,as it was reported that they captured a great number of themevery year. On the street we had a Mohammedan friend, who has agreat deal to do with the Changmin people. At the presenttime he owns much of the land occupied by them, havingtaken mortgages on their property, which they have not beenable to redeem ; their deeds have fallen into his hands, andthey now find themselves renting their lands from , he has almost as much power over the Changmin asPrince So has over the Wassu people. This Mohammedan started life as a poor boy, selling sconeson the street at four a penny. Having shrewd business capacity,his fortune has grown until, at the age of 65, he owns over200 mules, which carry much of the goods passing betweenSongpan and Kwanshien. He buys up all the gold and musk 126. Haunts of the Budorcas. of the district, supplies the farmers with seed grain, and inthe autumn buys up any produce they may have to disposeof. He is also squire of the country side, and tries more casesthan the magistrate, since every case which reaches the higherofficials must first pass through his hands; and many casesare settled without going further, he receiving a small fee forhis trouble per case. He is now very wealthy, and by farthe most influential man in this part of the country ; andeven the mandarins borrow large sums of money from himwhen they wish to purchase billets. Mr. Ma has been veryfriendly to me for some years, and to have him on ones sideimplies practically the whole of the Changmin and Chinesecommunity. We inquired of him about the haunts of the takin andthe people who five in the valleys and mountains to the north-west. He at once supplied us with a guide and sent word tothe headman of one of the Changmin vi
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