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5 miles have been traversed, that it still appears as distant 

 as ever. There are a few small springs at Pachatak 

 rising in a little valley, and hence the place has come 

 to be known as a camp- 

 ing ground. There is 

 no village or nomads' 

 encampment anywhere 

 near. 



On the 4th the Kash- 

 miri shikari was ill and 

 unable to come out, so I 

 went out with Rupsang. 

 We were accompanied by 

 two coolies, one a man 

 fresh froni Lhassa, the 

 other a Champa from 

 Debring.^ We covered 

 a lot of ground, but only 

 saw two gazelles (goa). 

 which was the game I 

 had come here specially 

 to get. One was a female, 

 within range of which I 

 got. The other was a 1- 

 buck, who bolted before 

 I had a chance of a shot, 

 number of Ovts ainnwn ewes, young ones and small 

 rams, which I saw. In one herd I counted 16, in 

 another 9, and in a third no less than 28 animals. The 

 ground consisted of rolling uplands, the Tibet gazelle 



^ S-e illustration on p. 253. 



, - -,SSA Coolie. 

 I w^as surprised at the 



