The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-11-15

WlnCry SOllLuueS Oh everlasting bAo".
Marching along the slopes Of one of
its exquisite valleys at height Of
$500 feet above sea level we came to
one point where we were able to look
over a precipice that sank straight
down for 1000 feet to the, bed OF the
Teesta River ITSELF here no more than
1900 feet above the sea.
"On the opposite side Of the valley
was a deep rift in the tree-clad hills,
and looking up this gorge the eye sur
mounted ridge after ridge In quick
succession, until 1t finally rested on the
top Of Kinchinjunga, %, $50 feet, the
third highest mountain In the world.
No more than thirty miles separated
the Teesta from the top of its lordly
neighbor, and in the clear air 1t was
almost impossible to believe the dis
lance was SO great"
The panorama spread before the
traveller at this point did not fail to
make conquest Of Mr.. Fraser 1T
looked" he said, "as IL the very foot
of Kinchnjunga was set In tiny
thread Of silver that cleaned far be-
low us, and that his mighty tanks rose
sheer until they ended in the twin
white peaks, 26,65O feet above. The
dark hillside and rushing waterfall, Of
serrated ridges and gloomy gorges, OF
blue glacier and lofty snow fields af-
forded by this scene Is surely one of
the wonders Of the world
Peak Five Miles High.
Heights Of mountains In the Hima-
laya region, where they are the great
est in the world, are difficult to COM
prehend by those who have never been
| so fortunate as to climb, or attempt to
climb, these immense elevations. But
fair idea OF the height of Kinchln-
tunga may be had by the simple state
ment that, could the mountain be laid
on It's side, and Its base placed at Del
aware avenue, its summit would be
| found to be at Goth street, or within a
few hundred feet Of five miles.
The traveller found another marvel
| Gus country in the regions stretching
|
spends the summers, 1000 miles west
of Sikkim. From the summer capital
of India" he says, "the foothills of the
great backbone of mountain He tum-
bled In inextricable confusion and
scored at intervals BY the sources of
the famous rivers that give Its name
to the Punjab. The first encountered
| is the Sutlej, rising in the distant
mountains Of Tibet and racing through
dark gorges until 1t debouches in the
plains 300 miles below the point where
we crossed. Over the Jaolewri Pass
| 10000 feet, we cross into the lovely
valley of Kulu, which lies about 4,OOC
feet above the sea. Then over the Ro
tang Pass, 1850 feet, into Lahoul, 9
country bare and desolate beyond be
| lief and at no point lower than 10,
900 feet. Crossing the Shingo Pass
$4,000 feet, we are In the most rugged
Of all Himalayan countries, Zanskar
where we cross four passes of ovel
10000 feet above sea level before de
scending into the valley of the Indus
and reaching the ancient and curiou
town Of Leh, 1900 feet"
Travel Through CloudIana
Here it seems that the voyagers hay
hardly made a beginning. for mmedI
ately north Of Leh lies the Khardun
J Pass, 1890 feet, quickly followed b
) a drop to 10000 feet, and tlfen anothe
, rise to the .saser Pass, $4,000 feet
: Between these two says Mr.. Fra
| ser, 1--WE engage q large caravan Q
f ponies to carry the baggage. for !
: fourteen days travel there will be n
t habitations, no food for man or beas
< nor even fuel by the way. Everythin
e must be carried except water, Of which
4 alas. there Is too much in this sun
: mer season, when the hot sun daily a
n tacks the eternal SHOWS that flank tt
route. From the top of the Saser W
:. drop into the valley Of the Shyok Ri
+ err, 1900 feet, where great glacier
" poke their shouts across the vale,
h and choke up the passes. Through
long, deep gorge we slowly and labo
8 lousy climb to the Depsang plain,
II great stretch OF smooth gravel BEDS L
l. 600 feet above the sea, and over whit
i we take day to travel.
IL Beyond Depsang we rise to Il
ID lofty Karakorum Pass, 1850 feet, al
~ In three days later cross the Sug
u Pass, 1900 feet, after which we dr..
down TO 1900 feet, and once more e
counter human beings and some veg
Is tation." @f .@5
is From CameIs to Yaks.
1t Arrived at Kurgah, the travele
x We're on Chinese territory, and t
ne ponies were exchanged for camels, I