inhabitants, and in order to do so was obliged to keep to
the high mountains and unfrequented wilds.

Travelling thus, with the aid of his compass, sextant and sketch
maps, he reached Mansarowar.

Here five of his followers declined to accompany him any farther,
so he paid and dismissed them. This was at Tucker. Thus Mr.
Landor was reduced to a following of four men. He went on,
however, and had accomplished but three marches more when two
more of his followers deserted him at night. These went off with
some of his supplies, all his servants' food, and ropes.

Mr. Landor was now reduced to the following of a bearer (Chanden
Sing) and a coolie (Mansing). Despite his misfortunes he
determined to push on: his intention appears to have been to
reach Lhassa.

He went over the Mariam La Pass.[41] This attains an altitude of
over 16,000 feet.

Meanwhile the deserters had bruited about the information of Mr.
Landor's intention of getting to Lhassa.

While crossing the Nio Tsambo River one of Mr. Landor's yaks went
under. The yak was saved, but its valuable load, consisting of
all the tinned provisions, Rs. 800 in cash, three pairs of shoes,
one slaughtered sheep, wearing apparel, razors, skinning
instruments, and some three hundred rifle cartridges, was lost.

This accident was directly the cause of Mr. Landor's capture, as
he and his two followers, who were footsore, starving, and
disheartened, were driven to seek food and horses from the
inhabitants of the country. On the 19th of August 1897 they went
to a place called Toxem. The villagers received them well and
promised to supply them with food and horses. Next morning, the
20th idem, a number of Tibetans came to Mr. Landor's tent
bringing food and ponies.

While Mr. Landor and his servants were engaged trying and
selecting ponies, the crowd increased and came up behind its
three victims.

Suddenly, without any warning, the Tibetans rushed on Mr. Landor
and his two servants, and overwhelming them by numbers, made
prisoners of them. They cruelly bound their surprised victims.
Then a number of soldiers (who had lain in ambush) arrived and
took over the prisoners. The first person to be dealt with was
the bearer Chanden Sing. He was accused of having taken his
master in