—Sana—last Post in Bootan—Guard-house—Patchim Bridge.—
The Yak of Tartary, particular Description of.— Gloomy Wilds Mr-
Rude Region of the Frontier.— Of Bridges in Bootan.—Vast Difference
between the muscular Form of the Booteea and Tibetian.—
Social Groups: of Mountaineers.—Ghassa.—Luma of Phari.—
Dhy, Kummuz of the Tartars.— Tartar Herdsmen.—Dukba.—
Elevation and bleak Site of Soomoonang.•
JVIr. Saunders and myself now paid our last respects to the Daeb
Raja, and to the principal officers of his durbar, and left them all busily
engaged, in the fantastic ceremonies of their great festival. On Monday
the 8th of-September we departed from Tassisudon, accompanied fey
the Gosein Poorungheer, and a party of'Tibetians, in.orderito>.pursue
our journey to Tibet, after having taken leave of our friend and companion,
Mr. Davis ,-whpm the suspicious caution of o u r Conductors
compelled us: to leave behind, with deep and sincere , regret. We
passed in front of the palace, immediately beneath the walls, and
inclined; to the right towards the ^mountains behind it, till »narrow
valley opened to the west, and we at mace lost sight of Tassisudon,
and tumed trar backs upon'the Tehjntehieu. We travelled up -this
valley, havinghigh hills both to the right and left, and in front, a very
lofty mountain.
The ascent of this mountain was at first easy; but the road became
extremely steep and toilsome before we - attained its summit $ so that
I have no hesitation in pronouncing it, both from the time and labour
it eost, the highest we had yet ascended. I now recolleet seeing the
remains ofrsnaW'Upcm'i^ ëyèaj ssi'ïétetas- MMaummer-da-y; and I once
intended,1 as .a fréffo,-Wtgéf and-make1 snow-balfe there during the* dbg
daysp iAftd heredreaiBBöt^liil^rêtriferkStgV'that semetMngliM^ feeling
of vexatfoipha® reonstanMyoecurredto-me,' on coming' to> the tdp;;ef
every Hteuntaiu fh a d y^asdendechr W tólê'sït^gltegdaM 'M'iEtost
exhausted-faith fatigue, there is a sptir'whkfr
effort? f- andi^fei'mind;' andcipates, -wiffrhemet'dèlgMftte tiÉlfe^ded
view witfr-Whisit it H ^^héf^^èstedy-bnt'how great i# ih iv(És^p|r0in'&-
®ent,^hëöyMtér i'll, OftveVery side around you, mountains
..still5Kgher than tto^éa-wMèfr you stand; whilst« aU'the- space -thetas
visible,- is'that ofriy^Wftfcfa intervenes between them!
' | So pleased at first the tow’ring alps faefry, > 'l
Mount o’erfhevalès', and'sefemto tread thc sky ;
Th’etetmaf’ériöws'apptearalready- past,- >■
And the first'clouds and mountains seem the last;
But** those -attained, we tremble to: survey
The growing1 labours' of'the lengthbtt’d'way,
Th’ increasing prespéet' tiresjod#wknd'eririg‘ eyes,
Hills peep o’er kills* and alps o^alps-artetP -
From our present situation, however,' we enjoyed'a more extensive
prospect than any we had yet seen;' and if gave 'tftë ariwppUrWxnityOf
taking the bearingsofmany objects. There were fewthat r-hSfrdifot
Before noticed, except a monastery named Phajudêè, situated to the’right
upon the same range of mountains-, belonging to- Ihaïtl’ iRlmbd'ëhay, and