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  The ''History of British Sea-weeds'' we can most faithfully recommend for its scientific, its pictorial


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id: 27021
title: An Explorer''s Adventures in Tibet
author: Landor, Arnold Henry Savage
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  High mountain ranges bound the Tibetan plateau on all sides. way with great caution, particularly as by the time we reached that spot We arrived at Lama Chokten, a pass protected by a Tibetan guard. and louder, and then we saw coming our way a stream of limpid snow-water Tibetan officers, followed by their men, came trembling to meet us. When darkness came I placed a guard a little distance off our camp. pass and on the other side, a number of Tibetans following the yaks we (the name the Tibetans had given me) had taken a large army of men into then allowed to remain in his tent, guarded by Tibetan soldiers. bank of the stream, was a large Tibetan camping-ground with a high wall Next morning, the 20th idem, a number of Tibetans came to Mr. Landor''s tent, bringing food and ponies.


id: 22210
author: Landor, Arnold Henry Savage
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  Lama Chokden--A Tibetan guard--The sacred Kelas--Reverence of my men I was provided with a very light mountain _tente-d''abri_ seven feet long, pass for the first time Shokas invariably cut a strip of cloth and place a large Tibetan tent manufactured to shelter my future followers--if enter Tibet by the Lippu Pass, was surrounded by Tibetan soldiers, and he wonder, a great human hand (as the Tibetans and Shokas call it), which is fear of being surprised by the Tibetan soldiers, and we passed hour after Tibetans had given me--had taken a large army of men into Tibet, and that remain in his tent, guarded by Tibetan soldiers. of Tibetan men, women and children, who seemed very good-natured and Tibetans pray to their god by means of water, wind and hand-power, are Travelling Tibetans--Over a high pass--A friendly meeting--A [Illustration: A SHOKA-TIBETAN HALF-CASTE] with a handful of men, escaped from the Tibetan soldiers watching

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  In the Forbidden Land An account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture and ultimate release


id: 33359
title: The Unveiling of Lhasa
author: Candler, Edmund
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  Gautsa to Phari Jong--A wonderful old fortress--Tibetan the Red Lamas--Chumulari--The Tibetan New Year--Bogle''s Tibetan camp at Hot Springs--The Lhasa Depon meets Tibetan expedition is to convey some idea of the life we led in Tibet, Chinese and Tibetan officials, and was even presented to the Dalai Lama mile beyond the Customs House, through which no Tibetan or British The road to Phari Jong passes through two military walls. into the Kongbu Valley--a likely camping-ground for the Tibetan troops. two Lhasa officers who have the government of Phari Jong sent me some The Tibetans stood on the roofs of their houses like a row of which overlooked the Tibetan camp and the valley beyond, the Gurkhas jong if it entered camp by the direct Lhasa road. until we were within fifty miles of Lhasa that the Tibetan Government We reached Lhasa to-day, after a march of seven miles, and camped


id: 32752
title: To Lhassa at Last
author: Millington, Powell
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  When the Sikkim-Tibet Mission Force marched to Lhassa, it carried along About two or three days'' marching takes you out of India into Sikkim, men of the British working class whom one has known in old days. very long train of pack-mule transport in our column, and the checks up As we foraged on the days following these fights our way was strewn with hundred mule loads, and so could not start our march with many days'' course, before our five-mile-long column had reached the top. the value set by a Tibetan on a ''chit'' written by a British officer. exciting climax to our march, such as a good fight in the Lhassa plain, place with the post, prepared to proceed to Lhassa the next day; but it miles up the river, and the following day I was able to reach Lhassa Sixteen days later the column left Lhassa.


id: 48882
title: The Mystery of the Ravenspurs A Romance and Detective Story of Thibet and England
author: White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
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  "We must save Vera and Geoffrey," he said. "It was Uncle Ralph," said Marion. "Come and let us walk," said Geoffrey. At the same time Abell passed the little brass case into Ralph''s hand. Geoffrey and Vera and Marion kept them going. Before Marion could reply, Mrs. Gordon Ravenspur came into the room. Was it possible, Geoffrey wondered, that Ralph Ravenspur had "It was Marion!" said Geoffrey in a thrilling whisper. "You may be certain," Geoffrey said carelessly, "that I shall come if To him Ralph repeated all that Geoffrey had said. "Did not care to leave Uncle Ralph," Geoffrey said. "It sounds like a woman," said Geoffrey. Ralph Ravenspur, with Tchigorsky and Geoffrey, sat smoking in the "There is one thing I am curious to know," said Geoffrey. To the impatient Geoffrey came Ralph Ravenspur with a Tchigorsky, Ralph Ravenspur, and Geoffrey sat smoking in the blind man''s


id: 42146
author: Thomson, Thomas
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  valley is traversed by a little stream descending from the mountains, Sutlej valley; but the lofty ranges north of that river, covered with immediately above the valley of the river Giri, a large mountain tree at 4-5000 feet in the north-western Himalaya, always in valleys precipitous rocks, to the valley of the Sildang river, a large stream few hundred feet, the road continued nearly level for some miles, with few other species, all common mountain-plants at low elevations, which mountain range north of the Sutlej, at the great bend of that river feet, into a wide steeply-sloping valley, descending from the north to Kuru -Great contraction of valley -Mountain pass of Waris the river and near a village, a considerable tree perhaps forty feet Chenab valley -Chishot -Snow-beds -Camp at 10,500 feet -Chenab valley -Chishot -Snow-beds -Camp at 10,500 feet --

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  Western Himalaya and Tibet A Narrative of a Journey Through the Mountains of Northern India During the Years 1847-8


id: 43549
title: Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 2 (of 2)
author: Hedin, Sven Anders
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  east of the mountain the flat open valley of the Targo-tsangpo comes seven short days'' journey; the pilgrim road closely follows the lake great river drink of the water, because it comes from the holy mountain On the same day a large white-and-blue tent was set up by our camp, but Tabie-tsaka, how far they marched each day, and where they passed lakes, gain our camp on the bank of the Tsangpo; the river looks like a lake, After a while we passed the valley junction and the unlucky camp No. 283, and were again on the great caravan route, the road of dead horses. Mountain north-east of Camp 310; the freshwater Lake white limits of the valley was seen to the south-east the large lake Three tents stood in a side valley and some men came out to look passed two tents, where four Tibetans came out to look at us.


id: 43497
title: Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 1 (of 2)
author: Hedin, Sven Anders
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  During the following days Muhamed Isa was always on his feet, looking Muhamed Isa set up for the caravan men a large Tibetan tent with a broad We needed a day''s rest in this camp, for before us was the high pass however, little water, ran to the lake, and all day long we fell in with We have not seen a drop of water all day long, and the caravan is small pass we came to a new longitudinal valley, where the country was men for several days, but after that should pass black tents daily. Our day''s march ran round the lake and into a broad valley extending in slowly marching over passes and through winding valleys, over small long day''s journey and a difficult pass, and therefore it was still dark This time Muhamed Isa accompanied me, and the Tashi Lama received me in


