A LONG AND WEARY MARCH 



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up a steep lateral valley. Snow had fallen heavily 

 during the night, and the ponies found it slippery 

 work to get on. The aspect of the country had 

 entirely changed. Numerous trees on either side 

 denoted that we were now entering the wooded 



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country ; pine, larch, and birch were the most 

 frequent. About eleven o'clock we reached a pass 

 some 8,000 feet high ; on either side were rows of 

 rocky ledges, probably inhabited only by Ibex. The 

 descent from the pass was a long and weary one, and 

 as our horses were tired after their long march, we 

 decided, at 1 p.m., to camp on the banks of a small 



