El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-07

out for the season. There are also hos
pitfalls and sanatoriums. There are sew
eral stores, and the whole IS a little slice
of England in the heart of the Ilimala-
vas. The buildings are rooted with
galvanized iron, but there are many
pretty cottages and bungalows There
are several churches, public gardens
and also a military camp situated out
side the town Among the finest homes
in the place is that of the lieutenant
governor of Bengal, who is here about
four months every year.
One of the sights of Darjeeling is the
bazaar filled with traders and patron
lied by the natives for miles around.
Sunday is the market day, and at this
time the town is thrOnge with Hima-
layans. Traders come here from Thibet,
and there are Nepalese, Lepchas and
Bhotiyans. There are natives from
Sikkim and the slopes of Noun; Ev-
crest. as we'll as laborers from the 200
tea plantations nearby.
Muscular Mountain Maidens.
find these natives most interesting
Especially the women. You have heard
of the strength of the girls OF Tibet,
wnere the wife bosses the household,
even though she has three of four nus
bands. From what 1 see here l Jud5e
the statement is true These girls could
handle the average American husband
and rest between rounds. l found a
score at the depot when 1 arrived and
hired one TO carry my trunk TO tee
hotel The way was steep. but she
agreed to take it up the hill for cents.
and toted it there on her back. The
women are the drays of Darjeeling, and
the road cars as we'll They carry the
dirt for repairing the streets, digging it
out of the hills with pickaxes and
shoveling it into great baskets fastened
by a strap over the forehead to he
backs of these human drays- Each bas-
ket holds two or three bushels and,
well filled, will weigh more than 100
pounds. The girl stands with the SaS-
ket on her back while loading. ard
she may, perhaps. have baby il her
arms These women carry great
weights, and I am told that one has
been known to take cottage piano IN
her back 70 miles up the mountain l
doubted this for a time. but not now.
Their mighty shoulders, strong bodies
and great calves and ankles are such
that I verify believe they could move
mountains. I saw one Flooding UP the
hills this morning, carrying basket of
coriwood two of which would have
been a good load for mule.
The Squaws of the Himalayas.
These Hinlalaya girls look like our
indians. They have the same copper
compilations, the same high cheek
bones, semi-fiat noses and long straight
black hair. If you will keep in mind
the prettieSt SQuaw you have ever seen
you may have a fair type of the native
belle of Darjeeling- You must ado
about two pounds of jewelry to each
ounce of flesh and make the eyes of
O cOl1a brighter and her loOx mora
intelligent. These mountain girls are
loaded with jewelry. The poorest Of
them has earrings and anklets OF sill
yer, and the beauty who took my trunk
to the hotel was so loaded with chains,
coins and other ornaments that she
jingled as she tramped up the hill. I
see women who have strings of silver
coins as big as so cent pieces hung 70
their necks SO that they cover the
bust, and there are many who wear
gold anklets and leglets. bracelets and
earrings. They also wear ornam aGts
of glass and turquois. The turquois is
one of the cheapest Of semi-preeious
stones of the Himalayas. 1t is found
in Tibet and brought over the noun
tains for sale. Some of the earrings
are four or five inches long and SO
heavy that they pull down the lobes.
They also wear circlets OF coral, am
Der or jade about their heads and have
belts with gold or silver clasps. The
woman is the savings bank of the fam
lily. and when a new deposit is made
it is in the shape of a gold or silver
ornament for her
Like the MongoIs
The men Of the Himalayas are like
our indians, only not so tall. They re-