An Early Start. 



pitching camp on a grassy stretch by the edge of a stream. 

 Behind rose the mountains clad with fir and pine, whilst across 

 the rippling brook lay a rich expanse of green sward reaching to 

 the opposite side of the valley a few hundred yards away. Giyani 

 and the Kazak had joined us on the way to the new camp with 



IN THE KOK TEREK VALLEY. 



a plentiful supply of rations, so there was general rejoicing that 

 night. 



Numgoon and I were away at 3 o'clock on the 24th to the 

 ground above camp and north thereof. We kept along the 

 ridge, which was grass-covered, with occasional clumps of furze 

 bush. The western sides of the ridge were covered with dense 

 pine forests, whilst, as indicated, our side was grassy, with the 



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