Part 5 - Kyimpu march and dismissal of lama’s man

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SUMMARY:
The diarist rejects the Droshing La road and goes toward Kyimpu, arriving after an 8-mile march at 12,800 ft with afternoon thunder and heavy rain despite general drought in the valley. He settles accounts and dismisses the lama’s man, Norshu, accusing him of exploiting locals, and notes a report relayed via the headman of Kyimpu previously met at Sanga Choling.

CONTENT:
here, the money was all taken by the man I have had sent with me. He says the lama takes it all. I refused to give it him, but he says that the coolies are quite happy about it, and always give it up, and he then divides it amongst them all later on. It sounds a rotten arrangement I must say, and bet they don't get much of it themselves in the end. A road goes off here to the Droshing La, said to be the best road, but I want to go to Kyimpu from where another passable track is supposed to lead to the pass.

3rd July. Kyimpu - 8 miles. 12,800'. Fine till about 2:30 when there was a lot of thunder and for the rest of the day heavy rain. Obviously there had been little rain in this valley, as nearly all flowers and leaves were drooping, if not dead. The locals say that they had one heavy rainstorm since we were here last, nearly two months ago. Paid off the lama's man Norshu, and was thoroughly glad to get rid of him. He is a rogue of the first water and exercises awful 'zulum' on the locals. The headman of Kyimpu had told us in Sanga Choling that he had the eggs of