Southern Tibet : vol.4 / Page 303 (Color Image)

0303	Southern Tibet : vol.4

very weathered and rotten. A large sheepfold of stone was erected near the spring.
The latitudinal valley slopes very slowly to the east, and the transverse valleys are
directed to the N. E. and N. 60° E. At the openings of several small valleys, there
are ice-sheets from the springs. *Camp XCI* was erected near the mouth of a
larger transverse valley containing springs with open water, ice and good grass.
Here the living rock was greenish grey sandstone. The name of the place, including
the region to the east, was *Kunglung*. Continuing south from *Camp XCI*, a road
crosses the great range in a pass, which was said to be too high for our tired
animals, so we were advised to continue a bit eastwards and S. E. to *Sarya-la*,
which was easier and which leads to a district called *Nadsum*. The frontier between
*Tang-yung* and *Naktsang* was said to be at *Seriya*, about halfway on the
day's march.

To the E. N. E., a lake was in sight. Its name was given as *Kung-tso*.
Around it were said to be some tents of the *Naktsang* nomads. To the N. E. from
our camp, there also seemed to be a lake, at least extensive ice-fields and some open
water were seen in that direction along the foot of the northern hills. One gets
the impression that the latitudinal valley, which here in the east becomes as broad
as a plain, is a geographical analogy to the valley of the *Bogtsang-tsangpo*, thus
sloping to the east, and having a principal, now dry, watercourse falling into the
*Kung-tso*. This conclusion also seemed confirmed by the N. E. course of the southern
tributaries. But our Tibetan guides asserted that this was not the case. There was
no principal watercourse and no lake that could be compared with the *Dagtse-tso*
as a general recipient of the whole latitudinal valley. The larger bed we had seen
at *Camp XC*, does not reach the *Kung-tso*. There were general small depressions
on the plain, independent of each other, and containing some water in the summer.
Now, in how far this is correct is difficult to say, as the Tibetan views of physical
geography are not quite reliable.

From *Camp XCI*, Pan. 103A and 103B, Tab. 18, was sketched, so far as a
distant view was allowed, for just behind us, we had the rocks and slopes of the
*Dungying* Range hiding everything to the south and S. W. To the N. 45° and
40° W. we have the ridges and peaks of *Sang-chung*. To the N. 16° W. is *Porteng*,
a fairly high mountain. To the N. 12° W. is the pass *Kanda-la*, and a little to
the left or west of it the *Shamda-la*, both with roads to the valley of the *Bogtsang-
tsangpo*. In the same direction and at a considerable distance, there is a high
mountain-mass with snow. To the N. 3° E. is a pass valley called *Yaklung*, pro-
nounced *Yaglung*, with an easy road to *Bogtsang-tsangpo*. To the N. 40° E., is
a region, *Kongo* or *Kon-go*. Just to the right of the latter, or N. 41° E. is a ridge
*Keva*, high and of a red colour, at the northern foot of which the latitudinal valley
of the *Bogtsang-tsangpo* was said to be situated, without any parallel valleys between.

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