XVI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Prepare to revisit trans-Himalayan regions Sirkandadevi A 

 good omen Tehree and its Rajah Extraordinary display of 

 fireflies Srinuggur, Gurhwal A pest of scorpions Mahamur- 

 ree, or the great disease Villages deserted owing to its ravages 

 Perilous endeavours of the late Dr F. Pearson to arrest its pro- 

 gress A characteristic episode Puddoo The Bh5tias Kill a 

 30-lb. mahseer in the Pindar An evening's fishing in the 

 Nandakni Village of Joshimutt A Hindu Pope "Sanga" 

 bridges Road thronged with pilgrims Shrine of Vishnu at 

 Badrinath Its wild surroundings The Raol, or high priest 

 Curious natural bridge Sacred waterfall A night's experi- 

 ences at 18,000 feet of elevation We watch for tahr A covey 

 of chuckor in the way Moonlight and sunset effects on the 

 snow The peak of Nandadevi A bear in the corn Up the 

 valley of the Doulee Cascade of Bingareebeyl A legend of it 

 An " enchanted " glen Bad ground Our coolies object to 

 proceed Puddoo's persuasive powers A precarious position 

 An unpleasant night in an eerie situation A mysterious old 

 tahr A sanctuary for game Musk-deer A grand surprise 

 Superb snow-scene Doonagiri purbat Old tahr bucks Their 

 eccentric gambols The evil genius of the glen dogs our foot- 

 steps Up among the clouds A short cut not always the 

 quickest Surprise a musk-deer in the mist Overtaken by 

 darkness A rather perilous descent Welcome assistance, . 374 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Doonagiri village A Himalayan glacier Burrell-ground Kill 

 two rams Female porters Fine old deodar-trees Bhotia 

 villages of Kosa and Malari Burglarious bears Solitude and 

 desolation Bhotias, male and female Gooseberry and currant 

 bushes Rock-slips Providential escapes from them Niti 

 village Strange collection of old shoes Tibetan envoy The 

 "jooboo" From Niti to Goting Summer avalanches Old 

 birch-trees Snow-pheasants Bad walking A day's sport at 

 Goting An awkward bridge Alpine rose A grand old ram 

 A mistake A snow-leopard shares our spoils Wild defile 

 The Niti pass View of Hundes from its summit A note- 

 worthy watershed Sketching under difficulties A terribly 

 cold camp A deputation from the Jongpen Our Hoonya 

 escort, ........ 403 



