364 WESTERN TIBET
permanent road’ over the mountains as the material
of the hill sides is of a crumbling nature, on which it
would be impossible to effect any lasting impression.
The traders of Johar are singularly courageous and
THE BRIDGE AT TEJAM ON THE WAY TO ALMORA
Alexis and Henri
intrepid and deserve every credit for the way in which
they cope with appalling difficulties of climate, avalanches
and elevation; but the fact remains that, in the
face of many very much easier passes into Tibet, it is
not in accordance with business principles to waste
money in this quarter when it could be far better spent
elsewhere.
As we descended further into India we found evidences
M i i ) i il I ) it) I i u! j < j j Mir] f 1 j ) j I HI |j|j l l jj jl j j j j j j l j j 111J | .1.11111 i M11 ! 'Il H i i i ! HI
