72 GARRISON OF CHOBSEN. 



The latter Is the universal food of all Tangiitans and 

 Mongols in Kan-su and Koko-nor. It is prepared 

 in the simplest way : the grain is first roasted over 

 the fire, then pounded in a mortar, and the meal 

 thus prepared is boiled in tea and eaten instead of 

 bread. 



In addition to the lamas, a force of i,ooo militia 



Lama in Officiating Dress. 



(Mongols, Chinese, Tangutans, and Taldi), were 

 assembled for the defence of Chobsen against the 

 Dungans, whose territory was only ten miles off, and 

 who were continually harassing the neighbourhood. 



