A SNOWSTORM 



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a long- time. Here grumbling began again amongst 

 our Kalmuks, who threatened to march next day ; 

 they had probably been discouraged by the bad 

 weather, and especially by the cold that suddenly 

 came on during the night, for when we awoke next 

 morning the ground was covered with three inches 

 of snow. 



"HEADS OF SHKKI' strewed the ground." 



Next morning, July 20th, notwithstanding the men's 

 threats, we started at 7 a.m., Littledale and I, in 

 different directions. The snowstorm was so strong at 

 3 a.m. that there was no question of leaving camp. 

 The wind was blowing a gale from the south-west, 

 and as might have been expected, I returned in the 

 afternoon without having seen even tracks of any 



