CONTENTS xv 



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South China The "dust age" in China Inns Brigand 

 scouts The Tai Hai Lake Splendid shooting The 

 sheep mountains An awe-inspiring gorge An introduc- 

 tion to the argali Caldwell's big ram A herd of sheep 

 My first ram A second sheep The end of a perfect 

 day 184 



CHAPTER XV 



A long climb Roebuck An unsuspecting ram My Mongol 

 hunter Donkeys instead of sheep Two fine rams The 

 big one lost A lecture on hunting A night walk in the 

 canon Commander Hutchins and Major Barker Tom 

 and I get a ram The end of the sheep hunt . . . 205 



CHAPTER XVI 



THE HORSE-DEER OF SHANSI 



Wu Tai Hai The "American Legation" Interior of a North 

 Shansi house North China villages The people 

 "Horse-deer" The names "wapiti" and "elk" A great 

 gorge A rock temple The hunting grounds furnish a 

 surprise A huge bull wapiti . . . . .219 



CHAPTER XVII 



WAPITI, ROEBUCK AND. GORAL 



Our camp in a new village Game at our door Concentra- 

 tion of animal life Chinese roebuck A splendid hunt 

 Goral Difficult climbing "Hide and seek" with a goral 

 The second wapiti A happy ending to a cold day . 230 



CHAPTER XVIII 



WILD PIGS ANIMAL AND HUMAN 



Shansi Province famous for wild boar Flesh delicious 

 When to hunt Where to go Inns and coal gas Kao- 

 chia-chaung A long shot Our camp at Tziloa Native 



