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EXPLORATIONS IN MONGOLIA AND TIBET. 



We were now about two and a half days journey from the town of 

 Ch'amdo, which I was not however destmed to see, for when I had 

 advanced towards it another day's ride, I was stopped by the lamas of 



Fig. il.— Tibetan prayer mill, turned by water. A, Section of water- wheel and cylinder. 



that place, and requested to take a cross road leading around the town 

 at some distance and joiuing again the highway to China near a place 

 called Puiig-de. 

 1 refused to follow this road and tinal,ly obtained permission to take 



