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down, and, taking advantage of every bit of cover, suc- 

 ceeded in getting to within 150 yards of the herd. I then 

 dropped the biggest ram (21 in. and 27! in. horns), and 

 quickly covering a second, broke a leg. Up and up he 

 went until I bowled him over at 300 yards, and the next 

 instant he was hurtling down a 500 feet precipice. For a 

 moment he lodged on a spur, and then dropped again 

 some 300 feet. I expected to find precious little of him 

 left, but although all four legs were broken and lower 

 jaw also, his horns, which measured 18 in., were intact. 

 An old ram, with horns very worn down. 



On Monday we marched to Camp I. We had to cross 

 the river, and found that the two logs which did duty 

 for a bridge had been washed away. We were therefore 

 compelled to cross a rough and narrow pine log resting 

 on two pieces of ice. The river was swollen with melted 

 snow, and a false step meant certain death : a most 

 unpleasant experience on a bitterly cold morning. Fur- 

 ther along we came across a herd of baral, and hit one 

 at 35 yards, but he got away before the shikari got 

 up to him, although the native stuck manfully to the 

 trail for three hours. 



This morning (Tuesday) we met with no incident 

 worthy the telling, and are now on our way to the thar 

 (big goat) ground. I enclose some edelweiss gathered by 

 N . 



Saturday (June 2nd). Must close my letter, as a man 

 goes towards Missowi to-day. 



