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where he has discussed the probability of a continuous range north of the Tsangpo.
He never mentions Hodgson's Nyenchhen-thánglá Chain, which he probably
despised in comparison with the serious field work he had himself started. He
does not defend a Kailas, Gangri or Gangdisri range. Such speculations he leaves,
without jealousy, to the arm-chair geographers. For his own account he only ac-
cepts and thoroughly digests real authoptic work in the country itself. For, if Hodg-
son in 1856 could state beyond doubt that the eastern continuation of the Kara-
korum was identical with his Nyenchhen-thánglá, and Stieler's Hand-Atlas, in 1861
could represent the eastern continuation of the Kara-korum under the name Chor
Kette (Hor Range) far to the north, how could one know which of these views was
correct? And could not possibly the Gangri range and the Nyenchhen-thánglá be
two quite different systems, more or less parallel with each other? Until new proofs
were brought forward Montgomerie certainly thought the wisest thing would be to
leave the orographic mysteries alone.
The explorer could furnish Montgomerie with some additional information
about the northern road or »Janglam», »which runs far north of the course of the
Upper Brahmaputra River passes by the Namcho or Tengri Núr Lake, and from
thence by Shellifuk Lake to Rudok». Thus both in the west and the east this road
was heard of, although nobody knew how and where it went. As I crossed it several
times I am able, in a later chapter, to give some more detailed notes about it.
Montgomerie says that the route over Dam Niárgan to Lhása must be the
same which was taken by Huc and Gabet. This is very unlikely as the mission-
aries certainly followed a more easterly road.
In his résumé of the very good service done by the explorer, Montgomerie
once more returns to our mountain system saying: »The explorer was much struck
with the magnificent glaciers to the south of the Namcho, or Tengri Núr Lake, and
they will no doubt prove to be very extensive, as the man is a good judge of their
size, being well acquainted with Himalayan glaciers near India.»
In his article: Great Tibet. Discovery of Lake Tengri-nor, Sir Clements
Markham gives another résumé of the same journey we have just discussed. In
this article he says that the semi-Tibetan explorer has »discovered and marched com-
pletely round the Tengri-nor, which has hitherto been placed on our maps merely
on the authority of old Chinese surveys of unknown authorship». Only when such
lakes, rivers or mountains as are impossible to identify from d'Anville's map are
visited by modern travellers can one speak of discoveries. But regarding the par-
ticular lake Tengri-nor, it is marked beyond doubt and at its approximately correct
place on d'Anville's map under the name of Terkiri Lac, a slip of the pen for
Tengiri, Tengri. But it is no exaggeration to say: »This is one of the most im-
portant geographical discoveries that has been made for many years.»¹
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