ABSTRACT
The springs which gave their name to the place are called by the natives "The Springs of the Crystal Eye." When the rattle of our rifle-fire had ceased, it was found that half of the Tibetan warriors lay killed or wounded on the field of battle. The only answer from Lhasa was the muster of a large army at Guru, which threatened to attack the Mission if it did not withdraw to Yatung. The members of the Mission and the General and his Staff rode up to the wall to see this strange sight and dismounted. After about a quarter of an hour's halt at this fatal block-wall force was formed up, and advanced through the piles of fallen dead to the village of Guru, 3 miles off, which was still held by the enemy. A party of medical officers went over the battlefield, rendering assistance to the enemy's wounded and dying, and alleviating their pain and suffering.
