A Frustrated Stalk. 



We did not see any wild sheep here though it was a good place 

 for them, but when moving the next day down the ravine into 

 the main Agiass Valley we saw a large herd; they winded us, 

 however, and immediately cleared off, so my efforts at a 

 successful stalk were frustrated. I could not, however, discern 

 any sensational heads, so perhaps did not lose anything by it. 



OlVANl PREPARING tSREAKFAST. 



It was now my intention to march to the head of the Agiass 

 and work the ground there, gradually moving downwards in the 

 hope of being able to account for some big heads. The water 

 in the river was now, of course, quite low and everywhere fordable, 

 so the one obstacle to movement up stream no longer existed. 



I camped the night of October 7th a few miles up on the left 

 bank, but some Kalmuks had been there before me, hunting ibex 

 for the sake of the skins and meat. 



On the 8th I moved up the valley and camped near the last 

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