Tachientu, Apr. 17.
Yesterday and this morning, we bad the heaviest fall of snow we have had in Tachienlu during the present winter. Snow has been fall~ ing more or less during the past few days but last night it continued all night, Such weather must be exceedingly dificult for those who find themselves out on the high mountains these days. Recent letters from Jack Young and the members of his party now on the Gong Ga, report things not too pleasant. Mrs. Young acting as correspondent for the ex-edition and she frequently writes telling what is being accomplished and some of the hardships encountered. Quite a young girl, brought Newark, New Jersey, she is showing herself a remarkably good sport in this her first hunting ex-wing Tachientu, the party 1¥, snowy, weather, forcing them to make a wide detour before they could get over the Laneba. Along the Tibetan frontier this is one fof the most difficult and dangerous asses. Most of the high passes out Of Tachienlu run from north to south, But the Laneba lies from east to west, and as the prevailing wind in winter 1s from the north, this poss is exposed to high winds and is usually covered with heavy snow-drifts 'The party finding the Laneba too heavy, climbed the Ab-jo-lo, and from there got into the Yulongshi Valley, Teading down to the Taimila, which' crosses into the valley at th foot of the Gong Ga, Th at the present time is ten or fifteen feet of very soft snow making the going very slow and dif ult, In fact, April and May on the Whole Himalayan extension and on the high passes in Eastern Tibet, are means the best months for igh mountain climbing or for ordinary expedition work. plopped down and' died. Half an hour later, we noticed that another one was about to pass away. We hurriedly took him out of his cage and gave him some water. One sip, fand he, too, died. Lum paced up and. own, and "Jack was so angry ha couldn't speak for some minutes. We have only one consolation—pheasant pleat for dinner."
Mrs. Young writing still further says: "Coming down from the Gong Ga lamasery Jack shot a jack rabbit. felt s0 sorry for the poor creature—looked so much like an Easter bunny—that T couldn't resist holding (in my arms. It was Sunday and April first and I wondered if it could be Easter Sunday?" When we remember that this young American [Chinese sportswoman is away up some 14,000 feet and only, becoming aclunatized, It is remarkable how well she is fitting into the life of the whole
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