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Southern Tibet : vol.3 |
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Nain Sing reached Katmandu on March 7th, 1865 and managed, after many
difficulties to pass Kirong and proceed to Tradum, September 6th. In the company
of a Ladaki merchant he went on to Sarkajong (Saka-dsong), where he arrived on
October 8th. Over Ralang he arrived at Shigatse, continued, at the end of December,
to Gyangtse, crossed the »lofty Kharola mountains» and arrived at »Nang-ganche-jong».
He estimated the circumference of Jamdok-tso at 45 miles and the width at 2 or
3 miles. »The Pundit was told that the lake had no outlet, but as he says its water
was perfectly fresh, that is probably a mistake; if so, the Pundit thinks the outlet
may be on the eastern side, where the mountains appeared to be not quite so high
as those on the other side. The evidence as to the lake encircling a very large
island is unanimous. Almost all former maps, whether derived from the Chinese
maps made by the Lamas, or from native information collected in Hindustan, agree
in giving the island a very large area, as compared with the lake in which it stands.
This is, however, a very curious topographical feature, and as no similar case is
known to exist elsewhere, it might perhaps be rash to take it for granted until
some reliable person has actually made the circuit of the lake. The water was very
clear, and said to be very deep.»
Then the party crossed over the »Khambala mountains by a high pass» and
reached the great »Nárichú» (Tsangpo) at Khambabarche. Over »Chusul» they
reached Lhasa on the 10th of January 1866.
On April 21st Nain Sing left Lhasa and marching back by the great road as
before, reached Tradum on 1st of June. Then he passed Maryum-la and Darchen
and reached British territory after an absence of 18 months.
In his admirable résumé of the results Montgomerie says: ¹ »Little idea of
the general aspect of the country which the road traversed could be given by the
Pundit. From the Mansarowar Lake to Tadúm (140 miles) glaciers seem always
to have been visible to the south, but nothing very high was seen to the north;
for the next 70 miles the mountains north and south seem to have been lower, but
further eastward a very high snowy range was visible to the north, running for
120 miles parallel to the Raka Sangpo River.» A very high peak called Harkiang
was seen at the western extremity of this range. Another very high peak also
rose between the Raga-tsangpo and the Tsangpo. »From the lofty Khamba-la Pass
the Pundit got a capital view. Looking south he could see over the island in the
Yamdokcho Lake, and made out a very high range to the south of the lake; the
mountains to the east of the lake did not appear to be quite so high. Looking
north the Pundit had a clear view over the Brahmaputra, but all the mountains in
that direction were, comparatively speaking, low, and in no way remarkable. About
Lhasa no very high mountains were seen, and those visible appeared to be all about
the same altitude. Hardly any snow was visible from the city, even in winter. . . .
The mountains had a very desolate appearance. . . .»
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