CONTENTS. 



Delira. — The Doctor discovers a strange peculiarity in the 

 atmosphere of the Hills. — Wedlock after Shakspere. — Pre- 

 parations for a trip. — Puharree coolies. — The Start. — 

 Mussoorie. — Himalayan game. — The snow bear. — Musk 

 deer. — Gooral. — Surrow. — Ibex. — Burrul and Thaar. — The 

 route. — The Valley of the Ganges. — The Sacred Eiver. — 

 Snow streams. — Daily marches. — The Kanoolee Hills. — 

 Gooral stalking. — Bear shooting. — Thaar stalking. — Suc- 

 cessful work. — The hunter's fire. — DiflBcult travelling. — 

 Changes in the forest. — Wild scenery. — The Brahmin's 

 retreat. — The Jad Gunga. — The Sacred Shrine of Gun- 

 gajee. — Gangoutrie. — Eudru Hiraaleh. 



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Early morning. — The start. — Musk-deer. — Wild scenery.— Diffi- 

 cult travelling. — Burrul shooting. — A snow-leopard killed. 

 — More sport. — A grand view. — Eudru Himaleh. — Burrul 

 stalking. — A snap shot. — Game a-foot. — Successful work. — 

 The bivouac. — The appearance of the Great Glacier from 

 the Valley.— The Cow's Mouth.— The Source of the Ganges. 

 — An adventure with snow-bears. — Preparations for glacier- 

 land. — The appearance of the glacier. — Crevasses. —Obsta- 

 cles in travelling. — Sunrise on the mountains. — The head 

 of the glacier. — The chasm of the Ganges. — Ice caves. — A 

 storm. — A dangerous position.— The shelter. — Avalanches 

 and landslips. — Intense cold. — Our bivouac at a high 

 altitude. — The return. 



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Jumnautrie, the source of the Jumna, hot-springs. — The route 

 over the Neilla Pass. — Ibex shooting in the Askrung Valley. 

 The Parung Pass. — The Choomarera Lake. — The kyang or 



