CHAPTER XIX 



SEPTEMBER 6-1 3 POBRANG TO KIONGMA CHUMIK 



Shikari's fall from his pony — Meruk — Thinn spring — Nowi — Fording the 

 Indus — Hanle river — Sango nala — Hanle — Giato sent for — Bitterwind 

 — Kiongma Chumik — Stalking of gazelles in the open found hopeless 

 — Arrival of Giato — First goa shot — Hopeless stalking for the rest of 

 the day — Third day's work — -The herd of three — Second goa shot out 

 of herd of five — Attempts to drive the herds fail — Careless stalking 

 — Third goa shot — Proper method of stalking goa — Choice of routes 

 returning. 



Next morning, the 6th of September, the things to go 

 with me were loaded on four ponies, and those intended for 

 Leh on ten yaks and two ponies. I also engaged a pony 

 for Abdulla, and another for myself, as we proposed 

 marching each day as long as it was light. About 8 a.m. 

 we started from Pobrang, quite sorry to leave the plea- 

 sant little spot. A mile or two below Lukung we had 

 breakfast together, and a short distance beyond that my 

 wife turned up to the west by the Tankse track, and I 

 went on along the shore of the Pangong Lake. 



About 2 miles before reaching Spangmik I came on 

 the shikari sitting on the ground, and looking very dis- 

 hevelled. He explained that his pony had suddenly 

 bolted and thrown him, and he was sitting waiting till it 



