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Officer’s risky Tibet crossing ends in river trap
Mr. Wilson recalls a tale of an officer seeking entry to Chinese Tibet by night. Tibetan soldiers escort him to a rope bridge, where the crossing is staged then left to hang above a torrent until he agrees to depart the forbidden land.
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Sarah Ore Jewett
Berwick
New England
Sarah Omne Jewett
Eays
Boston Herald
Old Danvers
Gundalows
Portsmouth
Mise Jewett
Marie Antoinette
Mr. Wilson
Tibet
Forbidden Land
Gentleman’s Magazine