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AN EXPLORER'S ADVENTURES IN TIBET
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[Illustration: THE AUTHOR, FEBRUARY, 1897]
[Illustration: THE AUTHOR, OCTOBER, 1897]
AN EXPLORER'S ADVENTURES IN TIBET
by
A. HENRY SAVAGE LANDOR
Author of "In the Forbidden Land" "The Gems of the East" etc. etc.
With Illustrations by the Author
Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London MCMX
Copyright, 1910, by Harper & Brothers All rights reserved
Published April, 1910.
Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
PREFACE vii
I. A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY 1
II. AN UNKNOWN PASS 10
III. A NARROW ESCAPE 20
IV. WATCHED BY SPIES 29
V. WARNED BACK BY SOLDIERS 37
VI. ENCOUNTER WITH A HIGH TIBETAN OFFICIAL 47
VII. AN EXCITING NIGHT JOURNEY 58
VIII. HUNGRY FUGITIVES 67
IX. AN ATTEMPT AT MUTINY 79
X. AMONG ENEMIES AND ROBBERS 90
XI. IN STRANGE COMPANY 102
XII. AMONG THE LAMAS 113
XIII. LIFE IN THE MONASTERIES 126
XIV. ANOTHER DISASTER 136
XV. FOLLOWED BY TIBETAN SOLDIERS 150
XVI. FIRST WHITE MAN IN THE SACRED PROVINCE 163
XVII. DISASTER AT THE RIVER 176
XVIII. CAPTURED 191
XIX. THREATS OF DEATH 203
XX. A TERRIBLE RIDE 210
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet by Landor
- 2: For the scientific results of the expedition
- 3: The highest is the Himahlya range to the south
- 4: Two aneroid barometers were also carried
- 5: It was owing to one of these accidents that Chanden Sing
- 6: As all the passes over the Himahlya range were closed
- 7: He gathered his soldiers on the Lippu Pass
- 8: Mountain tribesmen living near the Tibetan border
- 9: Kachi fell to the ground exhausted
- 10: Here the Kuti River flowed through a large basin
- 11: The Mangshan River rose from this glacier
- 12: The Rongba and I at last reached the summit
- 13: The Rongba had fallen exhausted
- 14: Where the Kuti River flowed through a narrow passage
- 15: We hurried down the steep slope on the Tibetan side
- 16: Who were already showing fear of the Tibetans
- 17: Or should we face the Gyanema leader and his soldiers
- 18: At no place had I seen so many as at Lama Chokten
- 19: Beyond Karko to the north a stretch of water
- 20: The Magbun declared that he understood perfectly
- 21: With a large escort of soldiers
- 22: Asking the Tarjum to sit on the one facing us
- 23: The Tarjum wished us to understand that
- 24: Without further parleying we left the Magbun
- 25: We reached Lama Chokten two shepherds came to greet us
- 26: If the worst came to the worst
- 27: When I was indeed very depressed
- 28: My doubt sustained a shock when Kachi returned
- 29: For fear of being detected by the Tibetans
- 30: I loaded my rifle and went ahead
- 31: The elevation of this second plateau was 18
- 32: And as the night grew colder and colder
- 33: Especially as my Shokas seemed quite afraid
- 34: And another seldom frequented track to Mangshan
- 35: Four Shokas undertook to perform the daring duty
- 36: On their way to Gyanema and Gartok
- 37: Unfortunately the Dogpas had not sufficient for themselves
- 38: And had proceeded down to Taklakot
- 39: No sooner did we appear at Taklakot
- 40: Both east and west our way was barred by Tibetan soldiers
- 41: Chanden Sing and I helping the poor leper along
- 42: Tize was angular uncomfortably angular
- 43: And he is held in great veneration by the Tibetans
- 44: Who attempted to snatch Chanden Sing's rifle out of his hand
- 45: With the exception of Chanden Sing and Mansing
- 46: A good yak costs from ten to sixteen rupees
- 47: And quickly filled them with tsamba
- 48: The Jogpa rode away perfectly happy
- 49: As in the case of the Rakastal
- 50: And as we claimed to be pilgrims
- 51: But whenever we halted near Tibetan camps
- 52: Lives in the waters of Mansarowar
- 53: There seemed to be some disturbance in the Gomba
- 54: This seemed to please the Lama greatly
- 55: Which the Jong Pen of Taklakot had defeated
- 56: They enter the Lamasery when young
- 57: The words Omne mani padme hun
- 58: There are nunneries as well as Lamaseries
- 59: When everything was ready the five Shokas
- 60: We know each sheep in our flock
- 61: Kiula gunge gozai deva labodu You have nice clothes
- 62: We found a dry spot under a big bowlder
- 63: To tie upon their backs the pack saddles
- 64: The High Lamas sell katas to devotees
- 65: When the Tibetans were out of sight
- 66: And in the afternoon the rain was again torrential
- 67: The ascent was comparatively easy
- 68: Throwing aside his matchlock and sword
- 69: That a Plenki an Englishman with many men is in Tibet
- 70: The weapons were manufactured mostly in Lhassa and Sigatz
- 71: To the north of the Maium lies the Doktol province
- 72: Chase the yaks and bring them back to camp
- 73: And eventually lay down by the side of Mansing
- 74: The river we had just crossed flowed into the Brahmaputra
- 75: Wherever he can find grazing for his yaks and sheep
- 76: The Tibetan woman is superior to the Tibetan man
- 77: The Tibetans did not trouble us again that day
- 78: The Brahmaputra had here several ramifications
- 79: Not until the middle of the night did we reach Tarbar
- 80: The two yaks collided violently in mid stream
- 81: The greater part of my ammunition
- 82: Until within a few miles of Lhassa
- 83: They tugged and tugged in order to strangle me
- 84: During my struggle I heard him call out repeatedly Banduk
- 85: I perceived Chanden Sing led forward
- 86: I smiled and repeated the usual Nikutza
- 87: Chanden Sing behaved heroically
- 88: The Rupun swore by Tibetan matchlocks
- 89: The Rupun had a keen sense of humor
- 90: Lay down again close to me and murmured Nelon
- 91: The Lamas behaved worse than any of the others
- 92: Except for those awful spikes in the saddle
- 93: But by the Pombo and all his men
- 94: Several men were made to pull these cords
- 95: The Pombo seized it by the handle
- 96: A huge two handed sword was now handed to the Pombo
- 97: But the Pombo made a firm stand this time
- 98: And washed the tsamba down with quantities of buttered tea
- 99: Mansing was likewise suspended opposite me
- 100: The Tibetans found the bonds round Mansing's feet undone
- 101: They said the Lamasery was very rich
- 102: And the Lama fell backward to the ground
- 103: Two powerful Lamas entered the tent with the Pombo
- 104: The Pombo was pale and exhausted
- 105: The Plenkis are afraid to fight the Tibetans
- 106: I beheld Chanden Sing still alive
- 107: We had entered the province of Yutzang
- 108: And an equal number looked after Chanden Sing and Mansing
- 109: Or froze to death on the Lumpiya
- 110: Lapsang showed us great politeness
- 111: I approved of all the Gyanema men said
- 112: Tenderly nursed by Wilson and Karak Sing
- 113: They heard only on arrival at Taklakot from the man Suna
- 114: We climbed over the Lippu Pass
- 115: Arrived in Garbyang in Byans patti
- 116: Landor's intention of getting to Lhassa
- 117: Thus they hurried onward till they neared Galshio
- 118: The two prisoners were taken on foot to Toxem
- 119: Harkua Wilson's tent at Taklakot
- 120: Landor at Almora on the 27th or 28th of April last