8o SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR chap. 



the Burme, it was necessary to camp at the snow- 

 line. 



So I made the necessary arrangements, and settled 

 to go with only about half a dozen coolie loads. The 

 bulk of the things were to be left behind with Jamala, 

 one of the permanent coolies, viz. : the Cabul tent, camp 

 bed, table, easy chair, blanket mattress, paragon stool, 

 and a couple of yakdans ^ with stores. In fact, everything 

 which could possibly be dispensed with. The things to 

 be taken with me were, two 30 lb, tents, bedding, rubber 

 tub, canvas wash - hand basin and wooden stand, 

 waterproof sheet, one yakdan, one box of tea and sugar, 

 guns and ammunition, and a couple of kiltas of stores 

 and kitchen things. 



In the afternoon I took out the carbine and tried a 

 few shots at 150 yards. It seemed to shoot high, and I 

 was not particularly pleased with the results. On the 

 way back, taking the Paradox, I picked up a couple of 

 blue rock pigeons out of a flock which was circling near 

 the tents, and in the evening and after dinner (now that I 

 had candles once more) got out my chess-board and 

 amused myself with problems. 



A small, portable chess-board ^ is a wonderful blessing 

 to a traveller whose luggage, owing to difficulties of trans- 

 port, must be limited, and who cannot therefore carry 

 much literature. It is light, and with a book of problems 

 takes up little space. It is a continual source of interest 

 and pleasure, and a delightful change from writing, which 

 is about the only other amusement (if it can be so called) 



1 Mule trunks. 



2 I got the idea of the chess-board from Mr. Norman's book, The People and 

 Politics of the Far East, in which it is very highly recommended. 



