Unknown Mongolia - a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria (1914) (14779117195)

Identifier: unknownmongoliar01carr (find matches)

Title: Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria

Year: 1914 (1910s)

Authors: Carruthers, Douglas, 1881- Miller, J. H. (Jack Humphrey)

Subjects: Hunting Hunting

Publisher: London : Hutchinson

Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

Text Appearing Before Image:

ster area to map than he could possiblyaccomplish, bred in me an insatiable desire which, ofcourse, could never be gratified and therefore intensi-fied the strain of continuous labour. There was noend, no relief, no hope of achievement; no matter howmuch I did, there was still more to do. The extra-ordinary charm of plane-tabling in an open country,with immense views and the best of instruments, increasedthe already great desire to go on and on. The keepingup of a continuous survey as we moved was merely adetail of the days work. There were altitudes to recordsnotes to write, photographs to be taken, besides thesuccessful collecting of birds, the trapping of small mam-mals, all of which had to be skinned and preserved ;after which I slept only if there were time left for sucha luxury. Whilst working at high pressure on the Tur-gun, fifteen hours in the saddle or standing at the plane-table, seemed to be the ordinary days work ! With amounted Mongol to carry the instruments, with a dog

Text Appearing After Image:

THE TURGUN HIGHLANDS 289 and a collecting-gun, I made use of the preciousmoments, whilst moving from one plane-table station toanother, by shooting all I saw in the bird-line. On reaching camp there were all sorts of detailsconcerning transport to be managed, and perhaps a Chiefto be called upon, or servants to be despatched withpresents. And then, after camp was quiet, and even thedogs were asleep, I used to start to prepare the resultsof my days collecting, and, by the light of a flickeringcandle, birds and beasts were skinned, made up, andpacked away. All this would have been impossible,without the keenness of my companions to aid me in manybranches of the work. For, although it is true that ifyou give a man more work than he can do, he will do it,yet hard living, high altitude, and none too nourishingfood, tell quickly when ambition drives one irresistiblyforward. As it was, Miller kept up his survey withprismatic compass, took innumerable photographs, andhunted every beast he saw

book illustrations ornithology birds zoological illustration exploration travel and description hunting high resolution images from internet archive

1914

Internet Archive

http://commons.wikimedia.org/

public domain