22 SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR chap. 



an excellent meal of grilled mutton and potatoes, tea, 

 chupatties, and marmalade. 



In the tiffin basket I had a soldier's small canteen 

 case, consisting of a semicircular tin plate, a saucepan 

 with a wire handle, and a frying-pan. This canteen 

 I found most useful, and would strongly recommend 

 every traveller in these wilds to carry. The handle of 

 the frying-pan folds down, and the latter fits on the 

 top of the saucepan, the plate coming between the two. 

 Meat and potatoes can be carried in the saucepan and 

 fried in the frying-pan. The plate is available to eat 

 from, and the saucepan can then be used instead of a 

 tumbler. 



Meantime the rain had practically stopped, and 

 though there was an occasional drizzle, the rest of the 

 journey to Gund, which was our stage for the day, was 

 delightful. We were getting higher and higher as we 

 advanced, and the road was more stony and less muddy 

 every mile we covered. The sight of the river, with its 

 wonderful colour, was a constant source of pleasure. 



About 2.30 P.M. we reached Gund, and here I 

 found J ebb — who must have passed me while I was at 

 breakfast — sitting over a fire with his feet bare, getting 

 his shikari to dry his socks and putties. The distance 

 was iqI" miles from Mangam. 



Abdulla, when coming along, had warned the head- 

 men of some villages with whom he was acquainted to 

 send on coolies for us to Gund, and it was well he took 

 this precaution, and that the men minded what he said, 

 for on arrival at Gund we were told by the village head- 

 man, that three sahibs and a lady had that morning 



