On March 30 came a runner down from the north direction, with word that in the region of Dranggu. about seven—stages away much damage had been done and 1.000 and more people killed by the shock. The Chinese officials came over and asked if 1 -would take a trip up to tha place, they to make all a ments for transportation and te pay expenses and cost of sup: plies for treating the wounded. 1 gladly agreed to go, and on April 2 start out, with M an old worker of the two Chinese and one sistant, and a ten-yak supplies. We all rede hor:
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ison the north road. the main caravan route which leads through the populous eastern Tibet, through—Gantze. Chiamdo, to Lhasa, The first stage, crossing the Chao To p: given as about 14,000 ft. in altitude, brought us right into real Tibetan county, as far as the people, their lan guage. and customs, go. We en tered the high grass lands, which the Chinese have net been able to cultivate. but which are dotted here and there with Tibetan villages, with some fields producing poor crops of wheat and bar and valleys and thousands of yak.
Tibetan nom: there pass small high in the hills, with ship of a score or re James each. We were esrerted h 10 or more nomads. riding hor carrying. rifles, which through mostly from India. -Two days away is Tai y is Lin, where long years ago the Chinese tried to opened settlement, but perhaps because the rice not grow at>this altitude they had to abandon it. It is situated on a plain. and in the distance can be seen peaks of everlasting snow. given by some authorities as 26,000 and more feet in height. Coming down to the plain, in the distance can be seen the gleaming golden-tited roof of the lamasery. with a membership of 200 lama The grounds are surrounded mud wall. which has been whitened with a wash of white clay, and within are many tall and graceful trees. We—entered through a large gateway, crossed a courtyard to another wall along which were ranged long rows of general score of prayer wheels, and were led off in another direetion past the many small, flat-roofed buildings where the lamas live. In the inner wall is another door, through which went.
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