Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . THE KURIA OF THE UPPER DRIFTING DOWN THE BEI-KEM. 148] THE HEART OF THE LAND 149 the Kuria and the dwelling of this chief, congregates themain section of the Toji tribe. The pastures and prairies of the Upper Bei-Kemsupport the largest community of Uriankhai that weencountered, for here alone did we find them living inconsiderable numbers and in close proximity to eachother. On the flats beside the river were the tents ofthe Toji herdsmen, living in communities of from tento thirty families.
Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . THE KURIA OF THE UPPER DRIFTING DOWN THE BEI-KEM. 148] THE HEART OF THE LAND 149 the Kuria and the dwelling of this chief, congregates themain section of the Toji tribe. The pastures and prairies of the Upper Bei-Kemsupport the largest community of Uriankhai that weencountered, for here alone did we find them living inconsiderable numbers and in close proximity to eachother. On the flats beside the river were the tents ofthe Toji herdsmen, living in communities of from tento thirty families. The Toji used, for the most part,the familiar birch-bark tepees, but the richer menpossessed a winter abode in the form of a felt-coveredyurt^ of the kind in use throughout Central Asia. Insummer the tepees were occupied in preference tothe felt-tents, but in winter the latter were used, and,on account of their greater warmth, must have been aboon to their owners ; there were not very many ofthem, however, for only a small percentage of the tribewere wealthy enough to possess two abodes. On the neighbouring hills grazed
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