Southern Tibet

Author : Sven Hedin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333593322
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Southern Tibet, Vol. 4 written by Sven Hedin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Southern Tibet, Vol. 4: Discoveries in Former Times Compared With My Own Researches in 1906-1908; Kara-Korum and Chang-Tang At Tauese two valleys join. The one coming from the south, which I came down in 1901, carries the greater amount of the water forming the rivulet of Drugue. The other, coming from the east, had a little brook with only 1 cub. M. Of water per second. Through this valley our march continues to the S. E., E., N. E. And again S. E. To Muglz'e. The distance is 15 km., and as Muglie is at m., this means a rise of 149 m., or The rocks on the sides of the valley consist of leptite, gneiss and gneiss-granite. At the entrance of the valley there is a little gompa to the left and a ruin to the right. Two or three small gardens are seen, after which there are no more trees until But there is still space enough for small meadows with good grazing. Two erosion terraces show that the brook has carried a considerable amount of water in post-glacial time. The road is situated between the two, and, therefore, a few meters above the brook. From the left side, or S. E., a large tributary valley opens. On the upper part of the crest there was still some snow left. Beyond this place the valley, turning N. E., is a little broader, and there is more room for meadows, the Slope is gentle, and the brook does not form any rapids as hitherto. It looks like a narrow channel winding in all directions, and is well out down in the soft grass-covered ground. Sometimes great granite blocks are passed. Between the projecting mountain-shoulders the screes of detritus slope down, forcing the brook to its meandering course, but always leaving a narrow part of the bottom of the valley. At the place where the valley makes its sharp bend from N. E. To S. E., some small transverse valleys come in from the north, and here three small mauz' rzlgmos have been constructed. As a rule the brook keeps closer to the left side of the valley, and the road follows the right one, not crossing the river a single time. Beyond a gigantic scree from the right side, the meadows of Muglz'e are seen with their excellent grass. Here is the little village of the same name consisting of two or three huts, around which some barley and peas are grown. The latter seldom get ripe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."