On the 28th vf September, the party crossed the Yellow River, there very narrow dangerous, onyak skins blown out, with hurdlesinid upon them, and drawn by horses, These rafts are awash all the time, and the water was ice-cold. They then found themselves in the very large Goluk district, peopled entirely by robbers. But the Goloks never rob within their own territory. Travellers in making contracts in Tibet always have to agree to pay for a yak, or horse, if it die, or get stolen on a journey, but not if it be stolen by the Goloka, Their chieftain is a woman, and laws are strictly observed in her domains, and no bribes taken, The Goloks relate how five Russians came to travel through the country, and 500; but could kill none, though they themselves went out to attack them
12 of themselves were killed. Then cane one traveller alone with a tin box, They all wanted that tin box, and still continue to reproach one another that they did not take it, but their belief was that on opening army of suldiere would come out, and they thought the ame with regard to Miss Taylor's two cases of chests of drawers, besides many other fabulous tales about
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