As two can play at this game, up went the price of musk, wool Jand antlers, And the final outcome now is tht every thing in the market has gone up in price. Rice. oil, and sugar have more that. doubled during the past few months. and there is very little likelihood of these necessary foodstuffs reverting te their normal price, The Tibetan merchants in the city Jat the present time present a very. Ray appearance and the price of things, high or low, seems outwardly. to affect them very little. A more jovial, open-hearted, free-from-care lot of fellows it would be dificult to meet. They are here from their, distant homes and lamaseries in the far interior of Tibet; many of then come a distance of more than digg te, meee Se ace eases they have brought $10,000; part of this has sometimes been in gold and musk. Few journeys are more romantic or more venturesome than this. journey across the very heart of Asia.
'A Lhasa merchant arrived in Tachienlu a few days ago. He fs very well known to the Tibetan brigands and is greatly feared by them. In his caravan and protecting his silver he has 90 crack shots who are a terror to the robbers all long the northern road to Lhasa. Many interior traders get to know. lof this wealthy merchant's proposed Journey to the Chinese frontier and come along under his protection.
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