Tliis giljbon, killed at Ho-mushu Pass, is quits different from tin' one shown below, taken on the 

 Namting River. It is a much larger animal, the male is coal-black, the female dark brown 



leader of the paek. We liad all come to 

 love this fine hound because of his 

 faithful work. He would disappear 

 alone shortly after our arrival at the 

 hunting grounds, and a little later we 

 were sure to hear his deep hay from 

 the summit of a rock })innaele or tlie 

 depths of the spruce forest. The otlu-r 

 members of the paek seemed to depend 

 entirely upon him to find the game, but 

 as soon as they heard his yelps, they 

 would string out after him at full 

 speed. Of course, it is always the best 



dogs which arc kil]e(l. l)ecause tliey are 

 the most adveiitui'esome, and our first 

 serow was dearly bought, for although 

 it was a fine specimen, it cost us two 

 (if our hot liouiids. One was ripped 

 entirely open, and the big leader was 

 knocked over a cliff and fell two hun- 

 dred feet. Hotenfa, our Moso huntt-r, 

 Ijrought him carefully into camp, but 

 he died during the night, and the tears 

 which his master shed were those of 

 sincere sorrow for the loss of a faithful 

 friend. 



Several fine specimens of the yellow gibbon were collected in the Namting River gorge 



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