Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1922-08-24

In many ways to that Of m.x.
Europe. The mobiles live in cs,,l.,
with large groups Of retainer, !
Of these till the fields while NJ,
carry on industries necessary n,
maintenance of the establlshmsm
the factory. wings" of Some N
great castles many girls and N,
are kept busy weaving silk, vod
Gotten fabrics. Men make excel.
tempered swords and other wen
from charcoal iron, and others -,
In gold and sllversmith's work n
mOnasteries bells and Images an !,
from metals.
Their swords are very hand,
weapons, with finely finished NJ
elabOrately wrought, sllver.hpa
inlaid with turquoise and cor,l
silver scabbards with gold.washed
terms. attached to handsome lsa
belts with brightly colored silk d
and tassels. Their daggers are 1
very fine. many Of them with tr!is
lar blades and huted sides with sbsu
Of exquisite open silver and gold n
set with turquoise.
The mOnasterles possess IN
which Is probably peculiar to Bid
They make most beautiful needey
pictures of the saints on hanging
ners. Innumernble pieces Of ela
silks and brOcades are applied /
most artistic manner with elihs
stitches Of all kinds. Many Of 4
are veritable works Of art.
Another industry In which
Bhutanese excel is basket.wort
fine mating, made from split d
The baskets are beautifully wovu
very finely split cane and some d
lengths are colored to form q par1
They are made in two circular pu
rounded top and bottom, and ths
pieces fit so closely and well that Z
can be used to carry water. hJ
from 6 to 10 Inches In dlamete,
the Bhutanese use them prinop
to carry cooked rice and food D
also make much larger and stfa
baskets, very much In the shape I
mule-pannier, and these are USED
similar way for pack animals.
Why Their Work 10 ExesIs3
Possibly the excellence Of The
produced In Bhutan owes mucn %
feudal system which still p
there. Each penlop and 1onsFa
his own workmen among his retih
men who are not paid by The
and are not obliged either 10 W@
to time or to work ut all II the
is not In them, and consequent
put their souls into what they uS
the result that some pieces ol sps.
individuality and excellent nAs4
still made. No two pieces aie
alike, and each workman ea'"
Impress OH his work.
If Bhutan Is ever openea w
resort for sightseers Americas W.
canyon and its Yosemite Valls
have to look to their laurels' ihs
Of the Tchin-chu is bordefeu "
pendous cliffs Of the mos NJ
shapes, among the lowest OF "nia
CAPTAIN of the Yosemite ~0aa
dwarfed. The towering ROCKS a's
in numberless places from 'op~
tom, leaving narrow slits y, Us ?
some Of which are said to be
or more long. 4
The Bhutanesc men aie
well-developed, with an opeu, n
cast of face, and the women u, ~
ly, clean and well dresser NV ,,aI
lent housekeepers and p'a.
Their religion is Buddhism az. au' 4
language a dialect Of l,oe.'s ', mi
population Of Bhutan Is aDOu' .s sA
The clothes of the hlsne' h,u.
are always immaculate tne" H.d IA ;
and silks fresh and uns'a'ne q
way, and even the coolies M NV a, b
contrast to the usual l lloe'A. 4 !
feeling coolie. A great pA' .Dd d
country is under cultivatlon .not a !
raise sufficient crops to Supr .hs IN
whole population, inclaulns a are \
AS the lamas in Bhutan s,os1
clothed and housed at stuse NV st,,a
and as their numbers nu,e IN
increased, they have beco'''
heavy burden.