On descending from the Shong-pa la we found ourselves in the broad Chib-lung valley,[1] and towards six o’clock we reached the village of Dogang, and found shelter for the night in the hut of some poor people.
The following morning we passed through Tashigong and breakfasted at Gure, a village belonging to my friend the minister. Leaving
VIEW IN LHONAK, CHOMUMO IN DISTANCE.
this place, we began the ascent of a high range which separated us from lake Tel-tung, or "Mule's Drink."[2] This pass is known as the Dobta Lachan la, and one commands from it a most gorgeous view of a wide expanse of country, the Nepalese and Sikkimese Himalayas,
- ↑ The Chiblung tsangpo, the Upper Arun, flows through this valley.—(W. R.)
- ↑ On this lake, see supra, p. 211.
smaller than a cat, with tawny hair. The skin, he adds, is much used in witchcraft. The skin is blown up after putting inside it a slip with the name of the person it is desired to injure on it. The victim dies of an inflated body within seven days.—(W. R.)
