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few animals, if any, that excel the ibex in 

 endurance and agility. 



From the Asrung valley we crossed pver 

 into that of Penee, in Spitee, but not 

 knowing anything of the distiict, we did 

 not give it a fair trial, and have since 

 ascertained that there is some of the finest 

 ibex ground in the Himalayas, in that valley. 

 We were about six weeks or two months 

 too late ; and next year we tried hunting 

 it earlier with great success, profiting by 

 this year's experience. 



Retracing oui* steps, we left Asrung on 

 the 28th of July, fauiy worked off our legs, 

 and passing through Barung, Sangla, and 

 Chithool, made our way back to the cave in 

 the Buspa valley, which had sheltered us 

 during the snow storm. From hence there 

 are two passes, one into the Gangoutrie 

 valley, over which we had come ; and the 

 other into Thibet, by the village of Tangee. 

 We took the latter route, hoping to reach 

 Polinsimdra through Thibet. In four days 

 we reached Tangee, with only three days' 



