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Show STAIRCA3E A HIGH ONE. By 20,000 Step3 Cut In the Rock, Mt. Oml Is Climbed. For tho ascent of Jit. Oml, on tho borderland between western China and tho Tlbotan plateau, thero Is an artificial stalrcaso consisting of 20,000 stcpu, cut In slippery limestone. Who mado theso stops Is largely a matter of surmise, but thoy wero probably formed by religious enthusiasts, enthusi-asts, to provide a means of access from tho hot plains, out of which the reoutisln mass rises abruptly to tho heights, 5,000 to 11,000 feet above, amongst which tho Buddhist abbey of Oml embodies some of tho holiest traditions tra-ditions of tho religion professed by Its Inmates. Anyhow, tho stalrcaso is there, nnd by it many pilgrim's attain the shrlno. Stray Stories. |