54 Report on Tram-Himalayan Explorations, 4c [No. 1, 



Shellifuk, the residence of a great Lama. Still farther to the south 

 there are some high snowy peaks, and a district called Poonjor, 

 "while to the north are the districts called Gyachun and Girke, the 

 latter probably adjoining Phaiyu-Pooyu. To the east he heard of 

 another district called Shingwar. 



From Kinglo the Pundi t wished to march on to Lhasa by the 

 northern route past the Tengri-noor lake, but the Chief of Majin 

 (Kinglo) would not permit it, and the party were consequently 

 obliged to take a south-westerly route to the Mansarowar lake. — 

 They followed the course of the Sangpo-chu nearly to its source, 

 crossing one very high range called Nakchail, and another called 

 Biego, and finally descending to the Mansarowar lake. The Nag- 

 chail and Riego ranges are evidently off-shoots of the Kailas peak. 

 The Nagchail peaks appeared to be very high both on the east and 

 west. 



When crossing the range the Pundit saw a very large herd of 

 wild yaks; his party counted over 300 of all sizes before the herd 

 ran off: the yaks were all black. These wild yaks are called 

 " Dong;" they were mostly seen between Majin-Kinglo and the 

 Mansarowar lake. Great herds of wild asses were seen through- 

 out; sometimes as many as 200 were in sight at the same time 

 when the plateaux were extensive. The Hodgsonian antelope, 

 wild goats, and sheep, (the latter including the gigantic Ovis am- 

 nion), were all seen in numbers. Large grey wolves were constant- 

 ly seen, but never more than two or three at a time, though packs of 

 them were often heard yelling at night. Numbers of reddish hares 

 and a kind of fox were seen on every march. Marmots were very 

 numerous, their subterranean villages being met with wherever 

 grass and water were at hand. Quantities of geese, ducks, and 

 storks were seen on the lakes. Eagles and vultures appeared to be 

 the same as those in the Himalayas, and were seen every where. 



"Whilst marching from Rudok to Thok- Jalung the Pundit 

 heard descriptions of no less than 7 separate gold fields, viz. those 

 of Thok-Sarkong, Thok-Dikla, Thdk-Ragyok, Thok-Thasaug, 

 Thok-Maroobhoob, Gunjee-Thok and Thok-Nianmo, besides those 

 of Thok-Sarlung and Thok-Jalung which he actually visited, and 

 those of Phaiyu-Pooyu of which he heard vaguely. The Pundit 

 understands the word " Thok' 



