CHAPTER IV. 



Leave the Glacier. — Return to Gangoutrie — Derallee. — Afraid of the rains — 

 Lose Wilson, who sets off for Thibet. — A party of Tartars. — Barrahaat. — 

 Break up of our party. — Stai-t for Simla. — Valley of the Jumna. — Otters. 

 — Rameserai 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 

 Mu.sk-deer. — But little known — Its size. — Appearance. — Colour. — The 

 Musk-pod. — Localities where met with — Its habits. — Puharrie belief 

 respecting them. — Its sure-footedness and wonderful agility. — Food. — 

 Its young. — Looked >ipon as Royal property. — Methods of Imnting it. — 

 Snaring. — Preparation of the pods. — Often greatly adulterated. — Tricks 

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

 Return to Meerut. 



Set forth in good time on our return to 

 Gangoutrie. Going on a-head with Wilson's 

 man, Ossaroo, I walked through the forest 

 in search of bears or musk-deer, and only 

 fell in with one of the latter ; we came down 

 the mountain as the rest of the party arrived 

 at the bridge. After breakfast we rather 

 selfishly destroyed this specimen of our 



