Part 45 - Journey to Muktur via Chakzam Chu

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SUMMARY:
The party crossed the CHAKZAM CHU by a bridge and ascended to the village of MUKTUR in heavy daytime rain that turned the path into a river. They were seen off by the Kazi, offered chang by locals, dispensed medicines, improvised an Oxo drink, were housed in a waterproof hut by Tibetans, and noted Rhod. rhabdotum flowering near Muktur.

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steps, till at m 10 the (CHAKZAM CHU) is crossed by a
bridge. Thence along the R bank of this river nearly
level to m 10 1/2. Here a steep ascent for half a
mile begins & the last mile is level over several
shoulders to MUKTUR (map MOTOK). Muktur is a village
of 30-40 houses, & lies a good height above the river.
Dense jungle surrounds the cultivated area. // We left
at 6.0 am, & got in at 2.0. but the kit was not
all in till 4.30 pm. Heaviest rain we have had so
far in the daytime, & the path was just a young
river. The Kazi saw us off. He was very kind
indeed & most helpful. Then some men & maidens
produced chang on the way. Till we went, we
were asked for medicine, & besides genuine medicines,
we also gave Worcester sauce for stomach ache.
We were very hungry & thirsty when we got here,
& at last found 2 cubes of Oxo which we heated
up in an empty cigarette tin, filled with water.
It makes a good drink in such cases. The
Tibetans have built a more or less waterproof
hut for us here & we are quite comfortable.
1 1/2 miles short of Muktur, at the bottom of the
final ascent towards Muktur, I came across
more Rhod. rhabdotum in flower, & further on, at the