An Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet - Prajna Quest

B OOT AN. 53their ground.In an hour and a half we came to the river Tehintchieu,running between the Baboosoo and Merifaka mountains; we nextpassed the bridge Dadookoo, which is thrown across a torrent, thatrushes from the thicket over an immense ridge of rock : after this wepassed also the Padoochieu bridge. At nine o'clock we reached thevillage of Peanjoo, which isconsidered as halfway from Murichom toChuka, and is remarkable for nothing but that the ground about isoverrun with rocks.We crossed the river Tuttee, which here joins theTehintchieu, that rushes, foaming like the surges of a tempestuous sea,between the mountains Tuttepakoo on the right, and Taturee on theleft. On the face of the opposite mountain is a water-fall, called Minzapeezo'',which issues in a collected body, but descends from sogreat a perpendicular height, that before it is received in the thickshade below, it is nearly dissipated, and appears like the steam arisingfrom boiling water.We had now to climb on foot up a very high mountain ; the roadled along itsside, in a serpentine and exceedingly steep direction, theascent almost allthe way being by stone steps, which in some placeswere sustained only by beams let into the rock, and secured withcramps of iron.It was after much labour, and repeated halting, that we reachedthe summit. At every pause we beheld a different prospect, each ofwhich, perhaps, might justly be reckoned amongst the grandest andmost awful in nature. Cascades of water issuing from the bosoms oflofty mountains, clothed with noble trees, and hiding their heads in" Plate II.