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Southern Tibet : vol.3 |
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On John Arrowsmith's map of 1841 in H. H. Wilson's book on Moor-
croft's and Trebeck's journeys 1819 to 1825,¹ the range has not undergone any
other changes than the spelling of the name which is now Kantesi or Kailas Mt.
On the same map the Kara-korum mountains are drawn as one high range in im-
mediate connection with the »Hindu Kosh», and to the east ending at about 79° E.
long., not far to the north of Panggong-tso. Both in the text and on the map
Little Tibet, Ladak and Chang-tang are placed as it were in a tremendous valley
between the Kara-korum Mountains and the Himalaya. But the space of this valley
is also filled up with mountains, amongst which the most important is the one situ-
ated north of Leh and south of Panggong-tso, forming the watershed between the
Shayok and the Sinh-kha-bab R. The Western Transhimalaya or Kantesi Ms are
represented as if they formed the watershed between the Gartok branch of the Indus
and the Miser-branch of the Satlej and further on between the Gartok-Indus and the
Satlej itself.
Nor can we expect to get any information touching the mountains north of
the Tsangpo from the English travellers to Nepal in the first decades of the 19th
century. Kirkpatrick in his beautiful work has nothing of Tibet, except some
itineraries.²
In 1792 Lord Cornwallis and the British Government in India got an oppor-
tunity to approach Nepal, which, so far, had been jealously closed by the Gurkhas.
Tibet was under Chinese protection, and in fact a Chinese dependency. Neverthe-
less the Government of Nepal had made certain encroachments upon the rights of
Tibet, and should therefore be punished. A considerable army was despatched and
made an admirable march across this world of complicated mountains. Without
meeting any opposition it reached within a short distance of Katmandu. Alarmed by
the menacing danger the Government of Nepal implored the assistance of the Bengal
Government. An embassy had to be sent to try and settle matters with the Chinese
in a peaceful way. Captain William Kirkpatrick was appointed envoy.
The Chinese army entered through the Kheroo pass and proceeded almost to
the foot of Maha-mundul, which, on Kirkpatrick's map is only 15 miles from Kat-
mandu. The place where they stayed was called Noakote.
Kirkpatrick's mission had no opportunity to contribute to the knowledge of
Tibet in his time. He only gives the stations and characteristic features of some
roads as described by Nepalis and therefore of inferior value to those itineraries,
we have from the Capuchin missionaries. One is from Noakote to Joongam passing
Mount Deoralli, »one of the loftiest peaks of Himma-leh». Not far from it the Chinese
had an obstinate action with the Nepalis. At Kheroo you reach »the table land of
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