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Southern Tibet : vol.4 |
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CHAPTER XII.
TO NGANGTSE-TSO.
The region about *Camp XCV*, was called *Kachen*. Four tents were said to
exist in the immediate neighbourhood; one of these was in sight, and two were
situated at *Yerke*, a place at the opening of the steep valley, coming down from
*Lamlung-la*. The Tibetans of the place, gave the same name to this pass and to
*Gurtse-la* as we had heard before. The names *Dumbok-tso* and *Pul-tso* were also
checked, and it may be that the two appellations signify different parts of the de-
pression. One old Tibetan called the whole lake *Dumbo-pu-tso*, which simply is an
amalgamation of both names. They confirmed that the lake is salt, but frozen, and
asserted that, even in summer, it gets larger than now, which is, however, doubtful.
The high peak to the N. E. was called *Chaga* as before. The nomads of *Dumbok-tso*
pass the winter around the lake, and wander, during the summer, to the *Chang,
i. e.* the northern country in contradistinction from the nomads of *Bogtsang-tsangpo*
who wander north in the winter. The cold as well as the S. W. wind, would con-
tinue for another six months. In the summer the wind is less regular. To *Ngangtse-tso*,
they reckoned two days, and to *Kemar* three. *Dangra-yum-tso* was pointed out
as being situated straight west, but when they asserted that the *Tsikut-tso*, Nain
Sing's *Chikut-tso*, was situated to the N. 20° E. they were probably mistaken. The
real geographical position of this lake, however, remains to be determined. The
province of *Naktsang* was said to stretch another five days to the south, after which
follows the province of *Labrang* or *Tashi-lunpo*. The principal place of *Naktsang*
again was said to be *Shansa-dsong*, south of *Kyaring-tso*. Regarding the lakes,
another informant told us that *Tsikut-tso* was nine days distant, if travelling with
yaks. The lake east of *Ngangtse-tso*, they called *Marja-tso*, though *Marchar* was
the name given later on. The *Daru-tso* of Nain Sing, nobody had heard of, nor
anybody else among the nomads we had hitherto asked. When they said a lake
*Staruk-tso* was situated somewhere to the north, I think they meant *Tarok-tso*, which
is, in fact, situated to the west; but certainly the nomads of *Dumbok-tso* had never
had any reason to visit that region, as their wanderings chiefly seem to take place
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