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SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR 



brought everything to the house-boat for my inspection. 

 In the meantime I consulted some old residents of Srina- 

 gar, and obtained from them a list of the prices that 

 ought to be paid. When everything was ready I had a 

 field-day with the skin-curer at the house-boat, examined 

 the skins and horns, and went over his account item by 

 item, settling, in accordance with the rates my friends 

 had given me, what should be paid. The two accounts 

 are given below. The first is an almost exact copy of 

 the bill presented to me : — 



at Rs.4 



The Ski/nnaris Account 



I markhor stuffed with eyes 



3 ibex stuffing at Rs. i o . 

 I yak head cleaning at Rs.7 



4 Ovis amnion cleaning at Rs. 5 

 I shapoo cleaning 

 3 napoo cleaning at Rs. 5 

 6 Tibetan antelope heads cleaning 

 I markhor head cleaning . 

 9 ibex heads cleaning at Rs.5 

 I barasingh head cleaning 



3 goa heads cleaning at Rs.5 

 I body skin of yak curing 

 I bear skin and head, set up with ey 



1 black bear skin, curing . 



2 brown bear skins curing at Rs.6 



2 bear heads cleaned at Rs.3 

 I markhor body skin curing 

 8 body skins of ibex at Rs.5 each cleaninj 



1 skull skin of yak curing 



4 Ovis amnioji skull skins at Rs.3 each 

 6 antelope skull skins at Rs.3 each 



3 goa skull skins at Rs.2 each 



2 markhor skull skins at Rs. ^ each 



Carry forward 



es and curing, etc 



