Zoology,.
. parallel and yet higher ridge feems to extend,' the northern extremities
abounding with large frozen lakes. Irf Du Halde’s atlas, which -was
• drawn up by the able D’Anville, the'mountains which give7ïoiirce to
the Ganges are called tliofe of Kentaifle, and feem to belong to the
northern chain known by many local- names,} but the chief elevation
appears as ufual to be central, to the fouth of-the lake Terkiri, being
called Koiran, an appellation which might therefore be fcientifically
extended to the whole chain, if that of Kantel (thé weftérn part) be
rejected,. The fouthern range alfo prefents many names of diftinét
ïriöimtains, but the Hindoo name of Himmala is preferable.* ■
From thefe great Tanges many branches extend N. and S. as in the
Alps, and .their names may perhaps be traced, but with little accuracy,
in the general map of Tibet, and atlas-of- the’provinces, drawn up by
D’Ariville from the; fketches of the miffionaries, and already , repeatedly
quoted.'
Bootan, the fouthem province of. Tibet, abounds’wkh fbrefts containing
many European trees," though the oak be wanting y and. f federal
peculiar to Afiav Nipaf, the adjoining province to,the weft} probably
prefents fimilar features. The high fnowy. mountains which “contain
the fources of the Ganges are perhaps barren of vegetation," a character
generally applicable to Tibet.Proper.
In Bootan, few wild animals are ob£ervable,~ekcfêpt' monkeys y but
Tibet abounds with game of various deferiptions. The h-oifes are of a
fmall fize, or what we term ponies, but fpirited to a degree ofbbftjnaéy.
The cattle arc alfo diminutive. The flocks of jheep are numerous,
commonly fmall, with black heads and legs ; the wool foft, and the
mutton excellent.. It is a peculiarity of the country that the latter food;
is generally eaten raw. - When dried in the frofty air it is not difagrée-
able, in this ftate, to an European palate.11
The goats are numerous, and celebrated for producing .-a fine hair-
which is manufactured into fliawls, and which lies beneath the exterior
roarfe coat. Nor mufl the Angular breed of cattle be forgotten,'called
* Theïdnfltern rangejs the Himaloya (Iraavis ?) ofHfttdoo mythology, The Chumularce near
lhari, on the N? frontier of Bootan, atone of the higheft peaks. Turner,’ 203.
Du Halde’ s inap;of.Tibet Teems ;tp,exclude Bootan, and feveral provinces on the S.. W -
** Turner, 30a..'
Yak
Y-ak'by t10*Tatairs/ covered" with thick longhhair ; the tail beiiig.pecu-
liariy flow in g and’ glqffy, and an article of, luxury in’ the eaft, where it
iShfedit® dW a w & y \the' mes -d|iea’'for.ornamedts|
Thef&cattle do Wot lo make a kind - of grunting/-
f®undRvl#c^thelbrehd: ifca llp l tjie m ’grunnienK. 1 f
The 'rinifk deer-'delight® ihintenfoVebJd. This- valuable arjimal has;
twor lbng- curvedljt'ufks,, -fr'ojrv» the u'p'per, jaw,
whichHeem.' ihiended ' to disroots, hi^ufuaf food.- the
bodk fomewhat refem^qs while .the*hair-approaches thp quills •
.ohthe,pqr^piue.‘. 15
formed in ailktetsumour aud •% the genuine and faqthen-
-tilfear tihtef-f^f^f rhyhg!'conmoniy hlaek, .and divided bythinxutiH-,
W m wild-horfe-is-salfoxlaffed among the-quadrupeds ofi^ibet. -.The
tfh* ounce, & c . 'are of may be: .expected cold a
| C^ TM " lakes, abodnd .with- B f m hr .the furnmer, many, p f ^ i c h , ,
may perhaps pew and little« i 4 4 f ^ e 4 f c ?n c e r ^ ;
The mineralogy i s , better, kuownfr.bm t h e - a c e p u n t ^ ^ ^ to Mr.
a n y a » i «*» H w»»
Mineralogy^
■ B M on.fhess«itrar,y,
' S r S§Qld is found in great quantities, fa n je u m ^ m ^ e X r a ■ j
ift the beds o f 'r and irreg“ h r Y® * t'
commonly I M g K H f f i W H E W W M M B M l H
mine, two days journey from Teihoo Lnmboo the ore bemg galena,
probably containing filver. Cinnabar, rich in qoickfilver, .s alfo found,
and there are ftroog 'inciicaions of copper. M § | | «other pro-
dua-of Tibet. But in- general the metals cannot be -worked, as there».
, complete deficiency'of fuel , and coal W o u ld * - far more.prectous •
than goltUZoOBOGY.
"Turner, 206.':