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reaching which I was informed that another horse had 

 knocked up, and been left on the road. It was a poor, 

 lanky, diseased animal, but had stood out well hitherto, 

 although I had, from the first, predicted its giving in. I 

 sent two men to try and lead it in ; but they could not 

 succeed, so I fear, though there is both grass and water 

 close to it, the poor creature is doomed. Just before 

 dinner I climbed a hill overhanging the bivouac, on 

 which I found the head and horns of a yak, a truly 

 massive head. This had probably been killed by a shi- 

 karry, there being no other bones near. From this 

 eminence I noticed antelope in to-morrow's line of 

 march, and anticipate sport. There is now great friz- 

 zling and kabobbing of flesh. 



21st August. I did not turn out very early, but, when 

 I did, found that the horses had not yet been driven in, 

 the Bhooties continuing their cooking. I took the Whit- 

 worth from Phuttoo, and, followed by Abdool and nag, 

 started off. We saw antelope on every side in numbers, 

 but could not get within five hundred yards, so wild were 

 they. There were fine grassy uplands for this barren 

 country, i.e., sandy downs bearing a greenish hue, caused 

 by a blade of grass every square yard or so. But it was 

 extremely agreeable to see even this scanty herbage a 

 wonderful relief to the aching eye. We could not get 

 near the antelope ; so, after footing it some five miles, I 

 took the path, as usual, in a wide river-bed, and mounted. 

 I rode on some five or six miles, and then, finding water, 

 halted for breakfast, when Phuttoo and Subhan came up 

 on foot, having tired of waiting for their tats. After an 

 hour's rest, leaving them till the nags arrived, I pursued 

 my journey, and about 3 P.M., after a most wearisome 

 five hours of foot's pace under a burning sun and intense 

 glare, pulled up in a dismal hollow under the mountain 



