High Altitudes Again. 



I intended moving the next morning at 4 o'clock but all 

 were very sleepy when the time came, though Nadir rose Hke 

 a giant refreshed and went round rousing the camp, putting the 

 fear of the Lord into the shepherds, who must have thought the 

 end of the world had come to judge from the stentorian shouts 

 he let in upon them. 



From here it was a steep climb to the summit, up over a long 

 grass-covered slope. Near the top we encountered fresh snow, 

 fallen during the night, but there was not enough to impede 

 progress. Here I stalked a herd of about twenty-five burhel, 



MV CARAVAN ON THE SUA!MIT OK THE KARA DAWAN (l4,000 FT.)- 



of which only eight or nine were- rams, but none having good 

 heads I did not trouble further. 



The summit of the Kara Dawan is covered with rocks, and 

 although the ascent from the Kulan Urgu side presents no 

 difficulties in itself, the descent is hard for laden animals, leading 

 as it does over huge rocks and boulders for a thousand feet. 

 Beyond this we reached more down-like country, where I again 

 came on burhel, this time quite a big herd, but. alarmed at the 

 sight of my caravan, they made off up the mountain side. 



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