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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: asat least four islands, but not a single monastery. On Midsummer Day we encamped by the roaring surf(15,577 feet), and on the 25th we crossed the last hillymountain spur which still separated us from the extensiveplain of Selipuk. From its height we again saw the greatchain of Sur-la, and to the south the Trans-Himalaya withsixty-three snowy peaks, regular as the teeth of a saw. Onthe 26th we rode over level country to the west-north-west.On the plain two mounted Tibetans were pursuing a wildass, which was wounded in the near foreleg and had fourdogs at his heels. The dogs did not bite him, but triedto chase the animal in a certain direction. Time aftertime the men were close on the game and dismounted;they did not shoot, but threw up dust with their hands tofrighten the wild ass and drive him as near as possible totheir tent, that they might not have to carry the meat far(Illust. 356). Camp 439 was pitched on the bank of the riverSumdang-tsangpo, which flows into the Nganglaring-tso

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