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different. He ordered the second Kalmuk to circum- 

 vent the crags, and cut off his retreat from the upper 

 rocks. This manoeuvre having been accomplished, 

 he beckoned me to proceed towards the animal, which 

 still stood motionless on the same spot. We soon 

 found, however, that he could move, for before we 

 could approach him he turned round and rushed away. 

 Running as fast as our legs could carry us, we again 

 reached the top just as the animal had been turned 

 back by the mounted Kalmuk, and as the ram passed 

 within fifty yards of me at full gallop, I rolled him 

 over with a bullet in his neck. Thus ended this 

 memorable chase. I found that his horns measured 

 well — 51 inches in length, 19J inches girth, $3 inches 

 spread. I was also struck by the fact that my four 

 shots had told — two of them in the stomach, one in 

 the thigh, and the last one in the neck. Meat not 

 being wanted in camp, we left the carcase to the 

 foxes and vultures, and only took his head, which 

 we brought back to camp at 6 p.m. Littledale had 

 come back empty-handed. 



Next morning, at 9 a.m., we shifted camp eastwards 

 and pitched our tents at noon at an altitude of 7,800 

 feet, after a short fifteen versts* march. 



August 4th was an uninteresting day for me, 

 although I went out in eager expectation of finding 



