Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 2 (of 2)

ii. 236

Chapter 461,483 wordsPublic domain

Thirty-days' storm, a, ii. 283 ff.

Tibetan Government, the, vindictive treatment of the Governor of Naktsang by, i. 243, 251, 376; proclamation on retiral of British expedition, 245; author visited by two officials from, 375, 376; system of spies, 379; orders to author to leave the country, 388; increased stringency of, regarding Europeans, ii. 356

Tibetan language, author's lessons in, ii. 277

Tigu-tang, dangerous roadway of, i. 430

Tikze, monastery and village of, i. 61; camp at, 62

Ting-la pass, view from, ii. 22

Tirtapuri monastery, parting with followers at, ii. 416

Titles, high-sounding, applied to author, ii. 393

Toa-nadsum, bivouac at, i. 262

Tokchen, the Gova of, ii. 107, 110; caravan reduced at, 107; valley of, 110; return to, 400; departure from, 415

Tok-jonsung, bivouac at, ii. 91

Tokpas, Tibetan gold-diggers, i. 189

Tombs of the Tashi Lamas, i. 330-338

Tong, the Gova of, i. 424

Tong-tso, bivouac on shore of the, ii. 302

Tongue, protrusion of the, Tibetan salutation, i. 240, 280, 429

Tooth, Mr. Lucas, the last European seen by author for two years, i. 71

Topelius, Christmas song of the poet, quoted, i. 219

Tormakaru, mountain, i. 264

Torno-shapko, unfriendliness of nomads at, i. 217

Totling-gompa monastery, news from the outer world at, ii. 416

Tova-tova, district of, i. 262

Tradum, the Gova of, ii. 60, 69, 70, 73, 83; camp at village of, 72; excursion from, 73

Tradum-gompa monastery, ii. 73; hermit's dwelling at, 73

Trans-Himalaya, the, author's first crossing of, i. 268; geographical and climatic importance of, 273; ii. 20, 35; approach to main crest of, 13; second crossing of, 19; third crossing, 35; fourth and fifth crossings of, 209, 215; sixth crossing, 239; its unbroken continuance proved, 330; seventh and eighth crossings, 377, 400; previous attempts to map out, and books treating of, 401-405; Ryder and Wood's bearings of, 405; statement regarding wall-maps in Venice, 406; principal passes of, 408; previously unknown passes crossed by author, 409; length and breadth of, and average height of passes, 410; general comparison of, with the Himalayan system, 410; author's reason for use of name, 412; opinions for and against the title, 412, 413

Treaty, new, between Great Britain and Russia, ii. 221

Tree, miraculous, in Kum-bum monastery, i. 335

Tsa-chu-tsangpo, river, junction with upper Brahmaputra, ii. 74

Tsaktserkan, author's official attendant in Shigatse, i. 302, 353

Tsalam-nakta-la pass, ii. 376

_Tsamba_, or parched meal, i. 215

Tsangpo (upper Brahmaputra), river, i. 284; formation and fertility of valley, 284, 285; varying nomenclature of, 287; description of boats on, 288; varied scenery of, 290, 293; day-dreams on, 291; pilgrim parties on, 292, 293; dust-storms, 402, 403

Tsasa-la pass, ii. 75

Tsechung-tso, lake, ii. 95

Tsepagmed, seated figure of Buddha, i. 355

Tsering, cook to author, i. 152; loquacity of, 157, 161; vocal powers of, ii. 13

Tsering Dava, Tibetan nomad, i. 189, 191

Tseti-la pass, ii. 208

Tseti-lachen-la pass, ii. 209

Tso, district of, ii. 80

Tso-kharki-tsangpo, river, ii. 80

Tso-mavang. _See_ Manasarowar

Tsong Kapa, temple of, in Tashi-lunpo, i. 335, 362; reforms Lamaism and introduces monastic celibacy, 335

Tsongpun Tashi, merchant from Lhasa, ii. 308, 311; purchases from, 315; visits our camp, 316; his suspicions, 317

Tso-niti, pools of, ii. 93

Tso-niti-kargang pass, ii. 92

Tso-nyak, lake, ii. 106

Tso-ri, or "Lake Mountain," the, i. 219

Tsotot-karpo, lake, ii. 83

Tsukchung-chang pass, i. 417

Tsumtul-pu monastery, bivouac on roof of, ii. 202

Tubges, huntsman to caravan, ii. 323

Tugden-gompa monastery, i. 409; statues in, 410

Tugri-la pass, ii. 103

Tugu-gompa monastery, ii. 130; wool-market at, 130; interesting picture in, 131; shrine of lake-god in, 131; monks' offering to their god on author's behalf, 145; translation of inscription in, 154

Tugu-lhamo, height, i. 206

Tuksum, the Gova of, ii. 86; grants permission to author to travel on south side of river, 87

Tumsang valley, i. 268

Tundup Sonam, huntsman to caravan, i. 131, 139, 144, 150, 154, 164, 191; despatched to Shigatse, ii. 42; his return and adventures, 71

Turkestan, Eastern, ostensible object of expedition, i. 23, 25; passport for, requested from Swedish Minister in London, 25

Tuta, camp at, ii. 389

Tuto-pukpa, mountain, ii. 72

Tynchung valley, camp in, ii. 104

Ugyu, Tibetan youth, his wonderful recovery from bullet-wound, ii. 46

Ujam-tso, lake, ii. 85

Umbo district, camp in the, ii. 91

Ushy, village of, ii. 361

Ushy-la pass, ii. 361

Utensils, Tibetan domestic, ii. 15

Vezir Vezarat, the, i. 41; author's headquarters in house of, at Leh, 45

Viceregal Lodge, Simla, State functions in, i. 12, 17; ii. 420; author's quarters in, i. 13; ii. 420; description of, i. 14

Vultures, abandonment of Tibetan dead to the, i. 371; ii. 11

Waddell, work on Buddhism by, cited, i. 329 _n._; opinion on monastic seclusion, ii. 9; on Tibetan sacred formula, 204

Wakkha, river, i. 41

Walker, Dr. Gilbert, Simla, presents from, ii. 223

Wallenberg, Herr G. O., Swedish Ambassador in Pekin, i. 391

Wall-paintings in Tugu-gompa, ii. 130

Weather, Tibetan, i. 74, 88, 90, 160

Webber, Thomas, on sources of the Brahmaputra, ii. 89

Whisky, a tonic for mules, ii. 260, 264

"Wilderness, the call of the," i. 1

Wolves, persistency of, i. 143, 168, 178, 198

Women, descriptions of Shigatse, i. 380; uniform dirtiness of, 353, 380

Wool-market in Tugu-gompa, ii. 130

Wrangel, Count, Swedish Minister in London, passport requested from, i. 25, 299

Yaks, as beasts of burden, i. 75, 183, 198; ii. 64, 323, 329; abundance of wild, i. 173; Rehim Ali's adventure with a, 176

Yalloa-champa, holy apartment in Tashi-lunpo, i. 332

Yamba, lieutenant to chief of Tarok-shung, ii. 390

Yamchuk, village of, ii. 80

Yamchuk-pu valley, ii. 80

Yanggo-gompa monastery, ii. 129, 132

_Yapkak_, plant used as forage and fuel, i. 83, 91

Yere-tsangpo, river, i. 281

Yeshil-kul, lake, view of, i. 119; antelope-traps at, 119; intense saltness of, 120; soundings on, 120; choice between shipwreck and wolves, 122; storm on, 124; a freezing night, 125; Deasy's depot discovered by Rawling, 129; previous travellers' visits, 130

Ye-shung valley, camp in, i. 281, 409; monasteries in, 411

Yildan, hunters from, ii. 275

Yimba Tashi, abbot of Linga-gompa, i. 431

Younghusband, Sir Francis, welcomes author to Simla, i. 6; expedition to Lhasa referred to, 11; parting with, 20; letter as to passport from, 26; recommends Muhamed Isa to author, 30, 46

Yulgunluk, ii. 235

Yumba-matsen, ii. 215

_Yungchen_, order of priesthood, i. 351

Zambul, _numberdar_ of Pobrang, i. 73, 87

Zoji-la pass, difficulties of caravan in the, i. 38

Zugmayer, Austrian naturalist, i. 130

THE END

_Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, _Edinburgh_.

BOOKS ON INDIA

FORTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIA. From Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief. By Field-Marshal EARL ROBERTS, V.C. Library Edition. 2 vols., 8vo. 36s. Popular Edition. Extra Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE STORY OF THE GUIDES. By Colonel G. J. YOUNGHUSBAND, C.B., Queen's Own Corps of Guides. With Illustrations. 8vo. 7s. 6d. net.

A HISTORY OF THE INDIAN MUTINY. By T. RICE HOLMES, M.A. Extra Crown 8vo. 12s. 6d.

INDIA: Its Administration and Progress. By Sir JOHN STRACHEY, G.C.S.I. 8vo. 10s. net.

IMPRESSIONS OF INDIA. By Sir H. CRAIK, K.C.B., M.P. Crown 8vo. 3s. net.

INDIA: Its Life and Thought. By JOHN P. JONES, D.D., Illustrated. 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.

LIFE OF THE MARQUIS OF DALHOUSIE. With Portraits, Map, and Plans. By Sir W. LEE-WARNER. 2 vols. 8vo. 25s. net.

CAWNPORE. By the Right Hon. Sir G. O. TREVELYAN, Bart. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.

THE CAMPAIGN IN TIRAH, 1897-8. An Account of the Expedition under General Sir William Lockhart. Based (by permission) on Letters contributed to _The Times_ by Colonel H. D. HUTCHINSON. With Maps, Plans, and Illustrations. 8vo. 8s. 6d. net.

RELIEF OF CHITRAL. By Captain G. J. YOUNGHUSBAND and Captain FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND. 8vo. 8s. 6d. net.

THE PROTECTED PRINCES OF INDIA. By Sir WILLIAM LEE-WARNER. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD., LONDON.

BOOKS ON BURMA, CHINA, & JAPAN

BY H. FIELDING HALL

THE SOUL OF A PEOPLE. An Account of the Life and Belief of the Burmese. Extra Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d. net.

THE INWARD LIGHT. 8vo. 10s. net.

A PEOPLE AT SCHOOL. 8vo. 10s. net.

* * * * *

THE BURMAN: His Life and Notions. By SHWAY YOE. Third Edition. 8vo.

BY B. L. PUTNAM WEALE.

MANCHU AND MUSCOVITE. Illustrated. 8vo. 10s. net.

THE RE-SHAPING OF THE FAR EAST. Illustrated. 2 vols. 8vo. 25s. net.

THE TRUCE IN THE EAST AND ITS AFTERMATH. Illustrated. 8vo. 12s. 6d. net.

THE COMING STRUGGLE IN EASTERN ASIA. Illustrated. 8vo. 12s. 6d. net.

* * * * *

CHINA AND THE CHINESE. By Professor HERBERT ALLEN GILES, LL.D. Globe 8vo. 8s. net.

THE FAR EASTERN QUESTION. By VALENTINE CHIROL. With Illustrations. 8vo. 8s. 6d. net.

JAPAN: An Attempt at Interpretation. By LAFCADIO HEARN. Extra Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d. net.

THE GARTER MISSION TO JAPAN. By LORD REDESDALE, G.C.V.O., K.C.B. Extra Crown 8vo. 6s.

MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD., LONDON.

End of Project Gutenberg's Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2), by Sven Hedin