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successive wet days made our march up the 

 valley of the Ganges a comfortless one, and 

 on September 12th we arrived at the halting- 

 ground in the midst of such a storm of 

 rain, that it was with the greatest difficulty 

 a tent could be pitched, or a fire lighted ; 

 both were at last happily accomplished ; 

 a couple of tins of soup were put on, the 

 kettle boiled, and then we did well. Next 

 day, Wilson sent word that he had returned 

 from his expedition to Thibet, his men being- 

 all ill ; and towards evening he came m 

 himself, just as dinner was on the floor ; we 

 gave him a welcome with a solitary bottle 

 of champagne we had carried with us from 

 Simla. 



Moved oflf in good time on the 13th, my 

 two captains to the glacier of the Ganges, 

 and Wilson and myself for a valley where 

 Ave hoj)ed to find burrell. Out all next day 

 in rain and mist. The walking was very bad ; 

 but I killed three splendid burrell — glorious 

 spoit. The shooting, or i-ather walking, at 

 this time of the year is a very difterent aflaii- 



