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consequence, and the police regulations 

 being now more stringent, fatal accidents 

 are of rarer occurrence. 



Rode down to Asseyghur, an old fort on 

 the Ganges ; saw no game, but had a good 

 dip in the holy river, and felt decidedly 

 refreshed thereby. 



Two days at the fair being sufficient to 

 satisfy our curiosity, we moved again into 

 the jungle, and for the next four days our 

 shooting-ground lay at the foot of the hills, 

 and amidst some of the most beautiful 

 scenery in the valley. The trees and shi*ubs 

 of India grow side by side with those of 

 Europe. Bamboo, firs, mangoes, horse- 

 chestnuts, cedars, oaks, all flouiish together ; 

 wild raspberries and plantains are scattered 

 through the jungles. Game of all sorts 

 abounds, but we were prevented beating for 

 tigers in the jungles near the pass leading 

 to Chunda Ghat, by the numerous pits dug 

 for wild elephants. No supper and cold 

 water one day, and plenty to eat and 

 drink but no tents another, were the most 



