CHAPTER X 



MAY 13-19 KHALTAR TO JUTYAL 



Fifth and sixth ibex shot — Plateau between Khahar and Jutyal — Horns and 

 skins to Srinagar — Seventh and eighth ibex shot — Severe cHmb — 

 Jutyal village — Blank days — Great glacier — Ice-blocks — Dangerous 

 place — Three ibex — Ninth and tenth ibex shot — Flies. 



The dawn of the 13th of May saw us starting off after the 

 other herds we had noticed on the previous day, and at 

 half-past seven we found ourselves at the place where 

 we had breakfasted on the 12th. From there we saw 

 the ibex scattered about, probably fifteen or twenty, on 

 different parts of the precipitous rocks at the end of the 

 glen, looking north from the bend already mentioned. 

 We went up the hill, part of the way, to see how we could 

 best approach, and also to ascertain if the herd would be 

 likely to come down. But the animals stuck to the 

 precipices, and kept moving about amongst them ; so 

 about ten o'clock we went back to the stream and had 

 breakfast, resolving to get above the goats later on if it 

 could be done. 



About 1 1 A.M. we started, going up through the snow 

 behind the rocks on which the goats were. When about 

 level with them we cautiously went forward to recon- 



