236 Incidents of Foreign Field Sport. 



" Moved camp again in the afternoon to a deserted 

 village. We took the left of the road, via the tank, 

 and I saw an antelope, which I missed. Scott got 

 three shots at Neilghie and floored a fine bull, but he 

 got up and I finished him off with a spear, which 

 broke in the scuffle. I saw a bear, but did not kill. 

 Just as it was getting dark, the guide announced that 

 he did not know where we were ! This was nice, con- 

 sidering the jungle was full of man-eaters, and that we 

 were not aware which way to turn ! I at last took a 

 northerly course and finding a " massaul " tree, we tore 

 off a large part of its bark of which we made torches, 

 and by their light pushed our way through thorns, 

 grass, bushes and jungle, with not a drop of water to be 

 had. We were all done up, so made up our minds 

 to bivouac for the night, when, to my delight and 

 surprise, I hit on the road near Dounra, a deserted 

 village, and only two miles from our camp. Scott, 

 who had taken a line of his own, lost his horse. He 

 saw lots of game, and got to camp soon after we did. 

 There is a nullah with good water near Seonee, but 

 supplies have to be brought from long distances. 



" 20th. Moved to Burra Koompty, five miles. 



" 21st. To Wurhona. twelve miles. 



" From the 22nd of May to 2nd June we wandered 

 over the country, had shots at gaur, near Singie, but 

 got none. On the 2nd we returned to Neermul again. 



"3rd June. To Ghur-Chunda, eighteen miles. 

 Road pretty good at first, but very rough towards 

 the end ; supplies good ; small watercourse. Bears 

 lived, we were told, in the bastion of a ruined fort 

 close to the village, and from never being molested, 

 roamed about in broad daylight ! We went to look 



