Deseret Evening News | 1904-12-24 | Page 22 | A Unique Ferryboat

A UNIQUE FERRYBOAT I The Tho out cut represents a curious ferry ferryboat terr I boat hoat Heen by tho Tibetan expedition whon U It crossed the liral tra lr river Tho rho craft was wan made mado of oC skins skin i of the Iho yak Ak the wild mountain ox ol of Tibet These hides were Joined together to together I gether get her and fashioned Into n a shape r I s t e f E I r T m A somewhat resembling that of a n boat The contrivance was WIS then attached to toa toa toa a cable stretched retched lit across the river and passengers were Yero thus ferried from tram ono one side aide to tho the other The strange boat was wall waterproof root and seemed scorned to rest rOIl lightly on all the surface of the tho river Numerous smaller maller craft of ot the earno construction wore In common use uie by bythe bythe the natives The yak Is ii the most use useful useful ful Cui In Tibet II It Is le easily ea lly do ale domesticated and Is U the burden bearer of the country