Preserving Trophies, 



temperature going down almost to zero, and, as it was getting 

 decidedly cool and the ground here did not offer much inducement 

 for me to stay on, I trekked the following morning five miles lower 

 down, camping in a small pine patch on the left bank of the 

 river. It had snowed a good deal during the night, but held up 

 before I marched. In the afternoon I went out with Numgoon 

 to try the ground above camp on the eastern side, and saw three 

 herds of ibex, but none contained any shootable heads. 



NURAH AND NUMGOON ENJOYING A MEAL. 



The following day, October 14th, it was snowing hard when I 

 awoke, thick mists narrowing the field of view to such an extent 

 that one could not see far, so we spent the day in cleaning masks, 

 and moving camp a mile or so lower down to the opposite side 

 with the object of doing the ground above. 



With regard to the treatment of skins and trophies it should 

 be remembered that wood ashes when cold and reduced to 

 powder form an excellent preservative, and all masks, after being 



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