Trackino- a Wounded Ibex. 



others had had a poor time of it coming down the ravine leadmg 

 into the mam Agiass Valley, as the path was a bad one for ponies, 

 and they had not gone far before darkness came on and put 

 an end to their trekking. 



We very soon had a fire going and made some welcome tea, 

 the rest of the baggage coming down an hour later. It was 



"THE PONV DISAPPEARED P.ENEATH THE WATER." 



impossible to ford the Agiass River that day owing to the volume 

 of water, so we were obhged to delay until the following morning 

 when the night's frost would restrict the flow. 



Nurah and Numgoon went out m the afternoon to track the 

 ibex wounded the day before, and came on the place where it 

 had been lying down, though they did not actually see it. This 



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