50 JALAH. 



and liiirt we were obliged to cut her 

 throat. 



"We were now too high for tahir, and next 

 morning we set forth in pursuit of musk-deer 

 and burrell, the famous wild sheep of the 

 Himalayas. Slaving along all the morning, 

 we saw tracks of bear, and tried for a musk- 

 deer, but failed. Pulled up under a large 

 rock for breakfast, and cooled our tea with 

 snow. We then worked our way to the 

 hill-top, and not falling in with burrell, were 

 just going down, when four went away about 

 300 yards from us. We gave it up, and had 

 not descended half-a-mile before we saw a 

 fin e flock on the rocks over our heads. We 

 fired at them, but without efiect. I am almost 

 tired of recounting my misses, but the truth 

 must be told. Down again, through the 

 rhododendrons, till we came to the fields 

 above Sookee and followed the path to 

 Jalah, where we found the rest of the 

 party comfortably encamped. 



May 20tli. — Started early, and two miles 

 from Jalah, turned to our right up a smaller 



