202 A SHOOTING TRIP TO KAMCHATKA 



that evening" our respective impressions, we concluded 

 that few sheep were distributed among those hills, 

 and that one or two more days' hunting would well- 

 nio'h exhaust the remainino- stock. 



Next morning, a thick mist having set in, it was 

 decided to make it an "off-day," and enjoy twenty-four 

 hours' rest. We spent our time skinning the heads 

 and taking numerous photographs round the camp. 

 The incessant struggle against mosquitoes could not 

 be abandoned, and fires were constantly kept up 

 round the tents to smoke out these troublesome foes. 

 The afternoon was quite warm, and dinner was laid 

 out-of-doors, \'asska doing wonders with roast fillets of 

 sheep. Before turning in I found that the barometer 

 had risen and promised a clear day for the morrow. 



