CONTENTS. 



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stalk. — Au interloping leopard. — Goorkha Sepoys. — The hill 

 road to Jalah. — Encamp on the snow. — Burrell. — Change of 

 plans. — Noble cedars. — A mountain bridge. — Pilgrims. — Gan- 

 goutrie. — Priests. — Difficult route to the source of the Ganges. 

 — Bridge building. — Excessive cold. — Dangerous walking.— The 

 great glacier of the Ganges. — The " Cow's Mouth." — The 

 Burrell, or wild sheep of the Himalayas. — Where found. — 

 Their habits. — An inexperienced hunter often deceived. — 

 Timidity. — Agility. — The necessary requisites for a successful 

 burrell-shooter. — Pleasures of the sport 41 



CHAPTEE IV. 



Leave the glacier. — Return to Gangoutrie.— Derallee. — Afraid of 

 the rains. — Lose Wilson, who sets oif for Thibet. — A party of 

 Tartars. — Barrahaat. — Break-up of our party. — Start {br_Simla. 

 — Y.^il£y,..2f A^S, "J^^ffH^- — Otters. — Eameserai Valley. — Tea 

 gardens. — Tonse river. — Long march. — Infant under a spout. 

 — Simla. — Soon tired, and set forth to return to the Valley of 

 the Ganges. — Form a new party. — Wet weather. — Discomfort. 

 — -Wilson joins me again. — Glorious sport, burrell-shooting. — 

 Snow pheasants. — Incessant rain. — Teal-shooting. — Beat by the 

 mist. — The Musk-deer. — But little knowu.— Its size. — Appear- 

 ance. — Colour. — -The Musk-pod. — Localities where met with. — 

 Its habits. — Puharrie belief respecting them.- — Its sure-footed- 

 ness and wonderful agility.— Food. — Its young. — Looked upon 

 as Eoyal property. — Methods of hunting it. — Snaring. — Prepa- 

 ration of the pods. — Often greatly adulterated. — Tricks Jippn 

 travellers. — Substances used for adulteration. — Leave the hills. 

 — Return to Meerut. 72 



CHAPTER V. 



The cold season. — Shooting. — March to Umballa. — Delhi. — Kurual. 

 — Start for the hills. — Arrangements for the trijj. — Servants. — 

 The Puhatriea,. — Their good qualities. — Religion. — The Fairies. 

 — Novel treatment of maladies. — The Teree Rajah. — His 

 government. — State of the_cpuntry, — A blood feud. — Puharrie 



