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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 Before Image: CORACLE FERRY ACROSS THE YANGTZE AT RUSHI DRANGO DRUKA,BEYU-GONJO ROAD

Text Appearing After Image: THE YANGTZE RIVER NEAR POLO GOMBA, BEYU-GONJO ROAD VII THE RIVERS OF GONJO 175 are following) is joined by trails from the north via Tungpuand Kargung. It is therefore quite an important centre ofcommunication for these roadless regions. A large yakcaravan arrived this evening, carrying Kokonor salt south-wards. This is one of the staple trades of Kam. The salt isbrought down by the northern nomads arid exchanged forthe barley of the agricultural valleys along the Yangtze. Stillfurther south the Tibetans get their supplies of salt from thebrine wells on the banks of the Mekong at Tsakalo (Yen-ching); which, however, supply a comparatively small areaof country compared to that covered by the Kokonor andNagchuka s^lt. November ii. At GoNjo Dzong. From Polo Gomba we made a short march of only a fewmiles up a branch valley to a group of farms called Shutzashi,and on the following day turned south-west across a smallpass to reach a valley named Nyashi; the stream here flowssouth-east to it

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