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farther up. Paljour advised me not to take the tent any 

 higlier, as the fires would disturb the game. I started out 

 next day to view the country and decide upon my course. 

 We went as far as Longnek, but saw nothing excepting a 

 few napu (barhal) high up on the range to our left. We 

 tried to stalk, but they were much too wide-awake, and 

 went up to the sky-line at once and disappeared on the 

 other side ; they evidently knew all about us. The 

 Longnek was the first place, Paljour said, where wild yak 

 were likely to be found ; but we saw no sign of dong 

 (wild yak) anywhere. I was told afterwards that my 

 predecessor had shot his two small animals in this place. 

 After breakfast, Paljour went on three miles farther round 

 the bend, to the other side of the Gograng stream, but 

 came across no traces of game ; and we got back to camp, 

 pretty well fagged out, at nine o'clock. The going was very 

 slow after dark. I was very much disappointed, and my 

 thoughts of the preceding occupant were uncharitable. 

 Next day we took the camp on to Madmar, two hours' travel, 

 on the opposite side of the valley, just below the entrance 

 of the Chang-lung stream, and, after making things snug, 

 sent all the baggage yaks, ponies, and extra men down to 

 Pangur, to remain there till wanted. Early next morning 

 we started for a day in the Chang-lung, the only valley on 

 the north side of the Gograng. After travelling steadily 

 for about eight miles, we spotted five nyan just in front, 

 grazing along up the valley. When first seen they were 

 nearly a mile ahead, and the wind was blowing right 

 towards them from our direction ; but they did not wind 

 us, and shortly after they went about fifty yards up the 

 hillside and lay up for their mid-day sleep. Then we 

 began the stalk, straight up hill for two hours, to get out 

 of their sight. After a very long and rough scramble, we at 

 last got round and above them — the most important object 



