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English: Identifier: transhimalayadis02hedi

Title: Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952 Subjects: Tibet (China) -- Description and travel Publisher: London : Macmillan and co., ltd. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: ve to their relations. They believe that one of theways of salvation runs past Manasarowar. They arealways hopeful, and that is a fine thing for poor pilgrimson the face of the earth. They stared with astonishment at our boat, which wasdriven out from the shore by powerful strokes, perhapswith envious eyes, for many asked me afterwards to letthem go with me, that they might for the rest of theirlives look back to the time when they floated on thesacred waves. The lake lay smooth and still, but at thefirst sounding-station (115 feet), the lake god shook him-self, a north-westerly breeze sprang up, and the wavessplashed and danced briskly against our bow, for ourthird line of soundings was carried north, 27° W., towardscamp No. 214. We sounded 174, 207,226, 236, 236, 246,and 253 feet, while the waves increased, and the boatrode well but with diminished speed, Gurla Mandatta wasalmost clear, but Kailas was buried in clouds. The windfell and the sun glowed, and everything foretold a fine

Text Appearing After Image: 251- Temple Hall of the Lake-God of Tso-mavang.

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