CONTENTS. Xili 



— A lovely valley. — Wild-cattle hunt. — An awkward predica- 

 ment. — A bull and cow slain.— Mode of preserving the flesh. 

 — More game afoot. — The ascent of the first range. — Moun- 

 tain scenery. — Mount El-Bruz in the distance.— Difficult 

 travelling. — A bear started. — A long shot. — Strange feelings. 

 — A frightful chasm, and exciting moment. — Journey along 

 the ridge.— The descent. — Wolves. — A Circassian hamlet. — 

 Hospitality. — A noble race. — A Durbar, and the result of our 

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CHAPTER XXIV. 



ciRCASSiA, continued, — the ascent of el-bruz. 



Forest scenery.— The first halt. — A glacier. — A beautiful pano- 

 rama. — Sunrise. — A lammergeier slain. — Glacier travelling. — 

 Eternal snow. — Avalanches. — The lower summit attained. — 

 Our exultation.— A description of the higher summit.— The 

 impossibility of reaching it. — Grand scenery. — Intense glare. 

 — The descent commenced.— A sudden death.— Kuchuk's last 

 resting-place. — Fatigviing fag. — The bivouac in the pine- 

 forest. — An ibex killed. — Return. — Finale, . . 409 



PART III.-ALGERIA. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



A SPORTING RECONNAISSANCE IN ALGERIA. 



The origin of the Expedition. — The start.— Paris Difficulty 



about the importation of gunpowder. — A ruse.— Marseilles. — 



The voyage. — Stora.— Bone French hospitality. — Lake Fed- 



zara. — Ain-Mokra. — Convivial evening.— Songs.— The trail of 

 a lion. — Small-game shooting. — Lions afoot. — Night-watching, 

 — Uncomfortable position. — The lion again. — His currishness. 



