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escape up the precipice. The one I killed was the finer 

 ram of the pair, with 21 in. horns, beautifully curved. 



Next day walked into Ganmukh and camped at foot 

 of glacier 13,000 feet. Here all vegetation, with excep- 

 tion of a few stunted bushes, ceased. Here there were 

 magnificent peaks, 21,000 feet to 23,000 feet high. One 

 of the coolies unfortunately dropped our camera on the 

 way back from Ganmukh, and all our photos were spoiled. 

 We put up five baral, all rams, and had several long 



shots at them. N hit a baral on our way, but it 



got away into the snows. These sheep come down 

 morning and evening to graze on the young grass. Some- 

 times, however, when the weather is unseasonably cold, 

 they remain below the snow-level day and night In 



the evening we both climbed upwards, and N obtained 



several shots at sheep, without result, however, as the 

 ranges were in every case very long, and distance in the 

 hills is deceptive. We saw also some snowcock, the only 

 bird beyond crows and kites that lives at this height. 

 We did not fire at the " cock," being fearful of disturbing 

 the baral. 



During the journey to Ganmukh and back we came 

 across many traces of musk-deer, red-bear, and snow- 

 leopard, but never obtained a sight or shot at either of 

 them. Remained at Ganmukh until Sunday, when we 

 marched to Camp II, where, as described elsewhere, I 

 shot the ram on Monday week last. At dawn on Wednes- 

 day morning, as we were getting up, the shikari came 

 to the tent and said baral were close by. Gulping down 

 a cup of tea and leaving our porridge, we went out, to 

 see the sheep half-way up the slope. N - deeming it 

 unwise to climb before taking food, I left her behind a 



