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bank. It was only partly covered with snow.

The people here are Mosu, but they have become

Tibetanised.

On September 9 he marched 151- miles to Pai-

yung-güng. There was a very steep climb by

zigzag for three-quarters of a mile, then the path

wound along the hill-side to Ta-key-no, 9687 feet,

at 31 miles. At 8 miles there was a grand view

of the Mekong winding among spurs and of a

partly covered snow range not far off on the

opposite bank. The path then descends by steep

zigzags with the deep Shih-ti Chu valley far below

on the left. At 94 miles this river is crossed by

a plank bridge. Then there is a very steep climb

by zigzags to a shoulder of the Mu-chia-gong slope. Pai-yung-güng, 10,088 feet, has twelve

families. There is a small lamasery here, the

monks of which had cartridge belts and swords.

Here it was very cold.

The clouds lifted and there was a glorious

view of a partly covered snow-peaked range to

the west, which was probably the Salween-Mekong

divide, and of the snow-covered Ka-ga-bu, which is estimated by Handel-Mazetti at about 20,000 feet,

perhaps 38 miles to the south. The bearing to it was 178°. A still more imposing snowy peak was

the Da-mi-yung, perhaps 15 miles off, and bearing 322°. This Pereira saw again from near Batang and estimated it at about 18,000 to 19,000 feet.

It is on the Mekong-Yü Chu divide. Farther back

could be seen the Dong-jia, partly covered with

snow, probably on the Yangtze-Mekong divide.

Yakalo was reached on September 10 after a

march of 134 miles. The path winds down bare

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