CONTENTS 



CHAPTER V. 



March to the Suok River — Camp at foot of Bain-Khairkhan Range — 

 Snok Valley — Wild Sheep seen— An unsuccessful Stalk — Antelopes 

 seen — Sand-grouse — Wolves — Plover — Gray ling fishing — Snow-cock 

 — Littledale's success — More Stalks — Shift Camp — Russian Merchant 

 — March by Kobdo River — Hares — Marmot — Horses footsore — 

 Kirghiz Yourts — Marmot Skins — Crossing Tchagan-Kol River — 

 Chinese Karaoul — Valley of the Sumdairik— Muss-Taou Range 

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CHAPTER VI. 



Sources of Kobdo River — Lakes — Fishing — Muss-Taou Hills — Journey 

 northwards — Nicolas sent for Sheep — Sumdairik River Camp — 

 Meat at last — Fresh Ponies expected at Tchagan-Kol River — March 

 on 16th of July — No Sport — Fresh Ponies and Men arrive — More 

 Marches — Moraine of old Glacier — Crossing the Tchagan-Kol back 

 — Camps — Snowstorm — Littledale finds Wild Sheep — Joseph sent 

 for Stores— Olonur Valley — Snow — July 23rd— Shooting — Game at 

 last — Antelope — First sight of Ibex (Copra Sibirica) — Stalks with 

 Taba — Littledale brings in a good Ram — Meeting with Zaissan 

 Semion and Kirghiz Chief . . . . . . 217 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Olonur Camp — Stalking Sheep— Weather-beaten horns of Maral found 

 — Lake Valley — Hares and Brahminy Geese seen — Joseph returns 

 with Stores — My Wife goes out Stalking — Littledale's Record Head 

 — Thunderstorms — I wound a fine Ram— We Shift Camp — Taba's 

 successful Ruse — Unsuccessful Pursuit — Our Camp under the Nam 

 Daba Pass — Stampede of the Pack-horses — A good Stalk on August 

 2nd — Shift Camp over Frontier — More Stalking — The Tarkhaty 

 River — Kirghiz Encampment with great Herds of Horses — I get 

 a good Ibex — Return to Camp on the Tchagan-Burgaza River . 243 



