Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-13


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bower crossed 500 miles Of country
that had never before teen touched by
a while traveller. This elevated desert
plateau covers almost the whOleoiWest
ern Thibet and Is known ~ the Chsn{
Captain Bower says u lisa high taule.
land with hills noslly OF tounuou
character. Snow ranges are met hei'
aud there. The mountains nave an
enst and west tendency, but there "
no defined watershui. Littie rivers
from tho mountains n)w IN Amos
any direction, and all terminate ~
large snlt lakes. For hvc months no
party never camped at lower altliuu'
than the summit OF Mont Blanc, anu
all this enormous stretch Of country
contains not eingle tree. Tue great
or Part OF Chang, Of coursc, iH unln-
habited for most Of the year anu many
placcs that would Afford grazing IA
summer are too far from suitable winter
auarturd 10 be utilized by the n.mnIs.
fhe result la that they are mt only
around The edges Of the region, anu
they live almost entirely IN meat anu
dairy produce.
They had Travelled only three days
when they met two natives dfesstd ~
sheetskin fohca with hright.colOfeu
stockings coming up 10 the Knee anu
sultd with yak. nide. Their half Ii
matted locks, hung down on each side
Of their faces. Long matchl0Cks were
sung over their shoulders nnd In their
bells they wore strai ght swords Ia
scabbards ornamented with silver anu
turquoise. Ia their hands were long
spears. The men were very anNluus
10 know VINO tho party were anu where
they were going. They were tOid thht
the party were merchants and had lot
their way la the mountains. A very
large present finally Induced the mcu
10 AgTeu ~ guido tue party. All thu
nomada Bower saw proved TO be
greedy, faithltss aud suspicious. liz
Jid not derive favorable impfossi0n
Ia any respect II the people.
Then his provisions began 10 run
out, aud his party was placed ON re-.
duced fali0nf. klang, which they
had formerly scofued, m animal some
what resembling NIUE, was now shol
for the pot. Finally they met more
nomnGs aud obtained some supplies,
but II was SOON ntcvssary to iuovc
southeast toward Lhasl, IN the hope
Of finding food, though II was Bower
wish 10 travel east, wnete he would not
cross the path ofany previous explor'
CT.
A. they moved toward Lhasa they
| met a large party OF nalives, who asked
OF them: "WhO are you aud what d,
you want het,?D IN relly Bower said
1--WE are Engliah. We are going e
ChinH nnd here IL our passport. We
do not want to go 10 Lhasa, anu hnv,
| only come south TO obtain provisions
Sell Us TODD aud give ~ n guide aut
We viii keep on east" Before he
started on hls Journey the captain hau
secured n passport from Chlua giving
him the right 10 travel In Tibet The
natives examined this document, hui
toll him that they would bu Obliged 10
oppose his purpose, for II they did not
they would certainly loose their heads.
II he fought and killed them II would
be Just as wull Ms To be executed In
Lhasa. Al last, after long pafloy,
Bower agreed 10 halt fifteen day. IN
order 10 permit officials TO como from
Lha,a aud settle the dispute. During
tile halt he was TO be supplied with
provisions at market rates aud tn,
safety Of his party and their equipment
was guaranteed.
Bower said he found II almost I'm.
possible 10 obtain the correct names Of
places or lake,, In rhibet. Every MS
live lies on every occasion when ht
does not see valid reason for telling
the truth. Sometimes no asked hall
u dozen men separately the name OF a
lake, and received aa many different
answers.
Another interesting fact no Oh
served was that all the Thib0tan lakcJ
showed signs OF having once bscu
much larger than they AFRO now. Some
Of them appeared to have dwindlod "a
about halt their original eizr tn,
entire region SCENE 20 be undergoing
process OF dedication.
At last the high dignithries from
LhafR arrived. Bower told them hli
party were Engllbh travellers, that thei
had Intended 10 pass more 10 th'
north, but, running short Of provi
siOna, had sicored toward tho south
east, confident that tue friendship
existing between the Britlsh and LhsHi
governments would secure for hin
their assistance.
Tho authorities siernly answered tina
Thibet was forbidden ground TO nj
Stranger; that the only thing thel
would permit Bower TO do was Il
return the way he had come; that n
for the friendship existing between
the two governments, there was M
reason why the two nations shout,
not stick to their own countries. Tn
pluchy English captain replied tina
ho would not return the way he ha.
come. The dispute lasted Tor suvera
days, during which the party wa
very Hospitality entertained by tn
delegation from Lhass.
1t was agreed finally that the part,
should retraoe their steps for eiFli
marches aud that they should thri
travel east by n more uOttheTly route.
Then follow period vi severe sui
ftriug for the party. II was now lat
In October. They were marching q
height Of nearly 10000 feet; ther
was considerable snow on tho grOuu
and the wind was b tterly cold Tn
snow, however, relieved them from
further danger Of water famine, aud
though many OF their animals died
they succeeded In making good pro
ggess toward the east. Natives nov
became more numerous, ~ they az
preached Eastern rhibei, where tho
crossed the headwatuTs OF riyeIs tina
How 10 the sea. Bower found d
almost impossible TO take scicntiil,
observations TO ascertain his position
and altitude, Ms tho natives 0Oiectet
to the use Of instruments. In on,
comparatively tbickly prOplei region
however the natives conceived Ia
idea that the party were Buduhists o
followers Of their own religion, Wn,
here Bower was able 10 tAbe observe
tlona by avn Ing hlmArlf of M