180 AFTER WILD SHEEP IN THE ALTAI 



to us with his tame Yak, offering his services for our 

 journey; Littledale politely declined them, though 

 not before he had tried the animal, which refused to 

 advance a step. Joseph turned up at 6 p.m. with 

 stores, but our expectations were not realised in 

 regard to letters — he had found none at Kosh-Agatch. 

 On the following morning we lifted camp at 9 a.m. 

 towards the Bain - Khairkhan range, whose lofty 

 plateaux seemed to promise fine hunting-grounds. 



