CHAPTER VIII 



APRIL 27-30 — SHUT TO HONUSPA 



Herd of four markhor — Magnificent view — Third markhor sliot — Horns of 

 second markhor found — First red bear — Herd of eight ibex — In- 

 accessible — Shelter in cave — Cold. 



On the 27th of April we had a rest, which I signalised 

 by a tub, and in the afternoon went a short distance up 

 the nala to look for ibex. We saw three, but they were 

 noticed too late in the evening, and were too far off then 

 to allow of our getting up to them. 



The next morning (28th) I went again to the markhor 

 ground overlooking the Indus, accompanied by Abdulla, 

 Chand, and a Shut coolie named Dingo, who had taken 

 the place of Sultan Ali, sent to hunt for the broken 

 horns. After a long search we detected a buck thought- 

 fully inspecting some precipices. Thinking we could 

 get down to him, we went towards the place, keeping 

 well above it along the edge of the hill. When we 

 arrived we saw four markhor, all males, coming up 

 towards us from their night's grazing on the banks of the 

 Indus. I lay behind a rock and looked at them carefully 

 through the binoculars. All seemed to me shootable 



