The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-31


sasseaT sortugez at the hsi1ds " the natives
a. Tnlssef. In presenting 70 oar readers
taaav signed story from MI l.and9r,
~-ritfen or the threshold Of me forbidden
territory, ~fe publish most interesting
article Mr. Isan60r visited me Ohasea
states several years ago and y almost as
famous ri this country as abroad Ills
story fellows.
Il am row within ore march OF the Tni-
befan frontier. and hope N oAy or NO
% Be- across I heard that the 1H3ostEas
have sent go soldiers 20 ssszFd the pass
IN going 70 cross. and l suppose tfsat =
fiisy find me ogt. which Is not unhkeis'
owing 20 their having so many spies on
mis- eide there viii be trouble. mean
~ ess through whether NY followers stick
"a me or not NJ servants lem alarmed.
=. snu@n 20 that I have ba-.f mind 70
leave tns-s All behind and go In absolutely
alone
II calculate that Il manage 10 get
through the pass safely ought 10 Fe9eh
Ihassa within thirty days al ne most OF
my having entered Thioet. have come
sers rsr4siiv on foot AZ the rate OF twenty
aye raileE a day. which h. not bad. consia-
ertns that I nave beer for the iasf TWEEN
~ Java Al between ice re-v and Leo feet
altitude. The pass / shall cross VIII D
about 1868 feet.
~ arr Koing through alone al night and
my servants viii follow early IN the morni
ing when I vii Join them and keep II
htdine All dav. During the following night
we ulIr try 10 march thirty-hve miles
across the deserted country. and then ovea
snosber hIga pass when ] shall consider
ravsslf safe until I reach Lhasaa. the count
try between being utterly uninhabited-
4 am keeping a good lookout. knowing
thai Lieut. tsaugsgn had his skull smashed
rs ne Tnlbefans last sumner as he att
Same pass and \ native explorer was badly
beaten and robbed OF sll his luggage by a
hand of briganGs who further wanted &c
murder him. He managed 10 escape, how
eyer. without clothes. money or anything
else. am going. Of course. In my disguise.
hut / fancy that the Thibetans are sns-
pieious Of 4.
II am thoroughly enjoying my journey,
and have had some strange experiences
already here in Blot Tor Thibet OF this
side Of the Himalayas).
IF ali goes well | Will push through very
quickly / have plenty OF confidence In
myself aud my scheme, though nobody
met en- route seemed 10 have any. Ihey
an threw cold water on my project and
refused 70 help me In any way. even 10 gea
reliable servants. Some OF the natives
however have been very kind to me, and
they have done ali they could to oblige me-
I have taken a large number OF successful
negatives but am unable TO print them.
The sacred city OF Lhassa, for many
ard such as the wise lamas think Il prop
ably one Of the few remaining spots in the
world where no European has been able
TO penetrate since the hasty Visit paid 20
II By Manning In the year ISL
'f.hagsa' means the Ground or God
and as such the wise Lamas think IL prop
er 10 keep it free from the evil effects OF
a western civilization. According TO the
account given by the Indian pundit, Main
sln9h. It appears that this sacred city
rests In a plain surrounded by barren hills
and mountains. the passes by which the
town is approached being guarded by
many forts
The wall. which at one time surrounded
occupied the town. The habltatlons
for the Chinese destroyed Il when they
occupied the town. The inhahitations.
though described as often spacious and
rnany-s;oried, hardly convey 70 European
ears the idea Of being comfortable and
clean. Their windows scarcely deserve the
name. and are better qualified as air
holes while tAe whltewashed walls OF clay
and unhAked bricks are occasionally made
more picturesque and solid by interpola-
ting IN the clay horns Of oxen and other
animals. The 9Th OF some Of the streets
appears TO be beyond description. and Is
only eauulcd. IL not surpassed by the ex-
trsordinary exhaiations-a strong charac-
ieristlc II al Thibetan cong Generations OF
dwellings.
The ropc of buddhism.
Notwithstanding all this. Lhassa Il a
sscrs. city. the Rome OF Tibet as Il
we're and pilgrims from all parts Of Asia
come to worship at the shrine OF Buddha.
ara &c p stow more or less lavishly their
iaoney savings IN offerings TO the various
temples and manasteries OF the place.
Here N the wider streets az this great cen
ter ot Buddhism crowd students and fan
etics. who by and by will make their
way hack 20 ;heir distant homes. laden
with Teiiss. holy rosaries praying wheels
and fossll-hones (c0iled BY the natives
lightning bones, tar they are supposed 70
possess thc wonderful quality % healing
wounds ana curias various allrnents4 I.
SO are 10 believe an We hear. in rna1v o.
The great temples nn1 monasterles o.
lhassa. the arr ~ magic and wltcheraf,
Is praeticed With great ADVANTAGE and sue.
cess fife-hreathlng. apparent bchcaai1g
ard other fantastic mRyvels OF the Kind
2ttrac. the religious crowd OK simple nil
sfins and no Doubt impress them with
the superiority and unWorlaiy power % ths
lA;aas. wh4ie thc Wild bowls and cries ar.
tsr di2bcfl>al dancing o. these Suddh4s;
priests aaaid Rec enough 20 t-rr.fy the ma
3agtfy oil u7a-tas
The New Years festivities. according e
Main Slnsh's aeoccrt. are % an extraor,
dluarE chasa ~ter. I'hrv arc nor unlike !
sttuvnaAa ana ;hc d,e5rasriv crowd {,
supplied with Spo-.s AID p1stiaiss Of xucs
a dangerous a0d cruel nature as 20 otter
result - ere less 90 much human lie Tbs
iafuas seem te encourage These perform
snccs and Indeed. the rraed isma-sk,
pops - BuddhiSm-is generally the ehls
spectator ard hish patron of these Shows
seue Glorious Failures
Sines Nannipgs time many unsuccess
fd attempts have Seen made ta 0aretra.,
wHala TIE sacred precincts or iris euain
spot 81 the earth and &C. irvcv-!sate n,
H'sf- oeriess mysteries il ccn;aius. sEau'
plu-Ey travellers. EnSlsa. American
Frracn sne Russian. have brave5 ere IN
polling hsr3ships and actual suerr~fues 4.
t~averstnv tss Geld. fnhcspita BE. aaa ne,e,
arrest irEs Nassa lie country. ~ the center,
wh-a Lhassa 'tes One after ths otee- IS,
fatisd. EEeFytsisg seems 70 he avaars
the trccger. IRE fnclernenvy - the ~ff
maze. ths ereat attitudes 81 shs faruatfs,
~ the copntTT. ths Suspicious nature az ~,
inhabitants themselves. All stand oppose.
- re visitor, Ike an unsurpAsszbls bar
rier. ard th.s a>c1unts scr the fact TIA
great Haes ass We'll qualified travellers Ia
capt Bower. Ro>Si8. Pre3evalskv. rest
SF &c Rhtus Crcusr,A Prince venr-
dOrfhaes. Ecnvates s-d fEff}eaafe vvs~,
compelled g abandon thc I1cs of s-tsrsrr,
tee ssere3 city. after havg~z undergo.
vntoia hardshsqs ard pr5ve.isns q At
kinds
AS everyone knows tas greater "a
- Tntoet Is earren srd entirely aAsn
tsnaa - eeaS,s ~ prey. Fse-e s99 Ter
are feUnd suspicious TRIES or nsassss ~
81 the Seats - reached vresra tsa $500,
latioa 3 sa75f" ast greater and TIE Lara
little Fnore fc~ttle.
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