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with two French gentlemen, who had fol- 

 lowed m our wake. They appeared very nice 

 fellows, and had a delicious-looking leg of 

 mutton, done to a turn, and quite ready, 

 which they asked us to share, — they little 

 knew us, either of us could have eaten two, 

 — but being still three miles from our 

 encamping ground, we declined. They 

 breakfasted with us next morning, and we 

 gave them a sample of our hill fare, to 

 which they did ample justice. Continuing 

 our route, and leaving the ground clear for 

 our French friends, we crossed the Sutlej, 

 and on the 2nd of June reached the Asrung 

 valley. 



Here we are at last, on the ibex ground, 

 having moved up the valley the following 

 morning, and on this day, I killed my first 

 ibex. We had with us this year, that invalu- 

 able man Ossaroo, who having an eye better 

 even than a telescope, we always kept upon 

 the look-out. We had not expected to see 

 any ibex, until a high mountain ridge, which 

 divides the valley in half had been crossed ; 



