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Beasts, Men and Gods

Chapter 9 THE MARCH OF GHOSTS

Word Count: 1308    |    Released on: 28/11/2017

pes, over mountains and across deserts we traveled in forty-eight days. We hid from the people as we journeyed, made short stops in the

ve us oxen and thirty-six bricks of tea. Also they saved us from inevitable destruction, for they told us that at this season it was utterly impossible for horses to make the trip across the Gobi, where there was no grass at all. We must buy camels by exchanging for them our horses and some other of our bartering supplies. One of the Tartars the next day brought to their camp a rich Mongol with whom he drove the bargain for this trade. He gave us nineteen camels and took all our horses, one rifle, one pistol and the best Cossack saddle. He advised us by all means to visit the sacred Monaster

e most attentively and gave valuable advice about the road, presenting me then with a ring which has since opened for me the doors of all Lamaite monasteries. The name of this Hutuktu is highly esteemed not only in all Mongolia but in Tibet and in the Lamaite world of China. We spent the night in his splendid yurta and o

a large yellow hatyk and accompanied us to the mo

licated and anything may happen. Perhaps you will be forced in futur

d out to be very disastrous for me; for, when my camel was going up the steep bank of a river, in one of my naps I fell off and hit my head on a stone, lost consciousness and woke up to find my overcoat covered with bloo

and then traversed from the north to the south the entire width of the Khuhu Gobi. Intense cold ruled all this time and fortunately the frozen sands gave us better speed

the forests and bushes, making forced marches at night. Four days we thus used in this passage of Kansu. The few Chinese peasants we did encounter were peaceful appearing and most hospitable. A marked sym

k the easiest routes for caravans over all these difficult places. In a state of semi-consciousness I made this whole journey toward the large group of swampy lakes, feeding the Koko Nor and a whole network of large rivers. From fatigue and constant nervous strain, probably helped by the blow on my head, I began suffering from sharp attacks of chills and fever, burning up at times and then

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moved my lips and soon I again lost consciousness. My companions brought me to the monastery of Sharkhe, where the Lama doctor quickly brought me round with a solution of fati

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1 Chapter 1 INTO THE FORESTS2 Chapter 2 THE SECRET OF MY FELLOW TRAVELER3 Chapter 3 THREE DAYS ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE4 Chapter 4 TO THE SAYANS AND SAFETY5 Chapter 5 THE BATTLE ON THE SEYBI6 Chapter 6 IN THE COUNTRY OF ETERNAL PEACE7 Chapter 7 MYSTERIES, MIRACLES AND A NEW FIGHT8 Chapter 8 THE RIVER OF THE DEVIL9 Chapter 9 THE MARCH OF GHOSTS10 Chapter 10 IN MYSTERIOUS TIBET11 Chapter 11 MYSTERIOUS MONGOLIA12 Chapter 12 THE MYSTERIOUS LAMA AVENGER13 Chapter 13 THE DEMON OF JAGISSTAI14 Chapter 14 AMONG THE MURDERERS15 Chapter 15 ON A VOLCANO16 Chapter 16 A BLOODY CHASTISEMENT17 Chapter 17 HARASSING DAYS18 Chapter 18 THE BAND OF WHITE HUNGHUTZES19 Chapter 19 MYSTERY IN A SMALL TEMPLE20 Chapter 20 THE BREATH OF DEATH21 Chapter 21 ON THE ROAD OF GREAT CONQUERORS22 Chapter 22 ARRESTED!23 Chapter 23 TRAVELING BY "URGA"24 Chapter 24 AN OLD FORTUNE TELLER25 Chapter 25 "DEATH FROM THE WHITE MAN WILL STAND BEHIND YOU"26 Chapter 26 THE HORROR OF WAR!27 Chapter 27 IN THE CITY OF LIVING GODS, OF 30,000 BUDDHAS AND 60,000 MONKS28 Chapter 28 A SON OF CRUSADERS AND PRIVATEERS29 Chapter 29 THE CAMP OF MARTYRS30 Chapter 30 BEFORE THE FACE OF BUDDHA31 Chapter 31 "THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE"32 Chapter 32 IN THE BLISSFUL GARDEN OF A THOUSAND JOYS33 Chapter 33 THE DUST OF CENTURIES34 Chapter 34 THE BOOKS OF MIRACLES35 Chapter 35 THE VISION OF THE LIVING BUDDHA OF MAY 17, 192136 Chapter 36 THE SUBTERRANEAN KINGDOM37 Chapter 37 REALITY OR RELIGIOUS FANTASY 38 Chapter 38 THE PROPHECY OF THE KING OF THE WORLD IN 1890