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Title: Travels of a consular officer in eastern Tibet : together with a history of the relations between China, Tibet and India Year: 1922 (1920s) Authors: Teichman, Eric, Sir, 1884-1944 Subjects: Publisher: Cambridge, England : University Press Contributing Library: Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing After Image: LIMESTONE GORGES AND FORESTED VALLEYS BELOW THE LEVELOF THE GRASS COUNTRY IN EASTERN TIBET Ill THE UPPER MEKONG GRASS-LANDS 105 honey compared to the grass country; for us it means ahouse instead of a tent to sleep in, and straw and barley forour hungry animals. The grass-lands across which we have been travelling willbe covered with rich herbage in two or three months time;but at the present season, which is the worst time of theyear for mule caravans to be crossing the plateau country,they are almost bare of last years grass owing to the largenumbers of yak, sheep and ponies belonging to the nomadswhich they support; while not a blade of new grass is yet tobe seen. As a result our animals are now almost exhausted,the ponies especially being as thin as rakes and in much worsecondition than the mules, and several have given out.Amongst the latter is a favourite black pony given to me inSining three years ago. He has carried me all over North-western China, from Kansu to Peking and fro

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