216 AN ADDITIONAL WALK. 



but in truth, they do go a long way, and 

 generally into some other valley beyond the 

 snow, when once regularly disturbed. This 

 same valley we had christened last year, 

 " Bear Valley," from having at one time seen 

 six bears together in it. 



Descending to the cultivated lands, we 

 crossed over into the Pongee valley, and 

 having accidentally selected a fool to direct 

 the coolies where to pitch our tents, dis- 

 covered when we came to the spot dog-tired, 

 after a wearisome blank day, that we had ''four 

 long coss" * to go up hill — however all things 

 have an end ; we at last reached the camp, 

 and did not enjoy our supper the less for our 

 lengthened walk. Our stupid messenger, 

 was the same man who disturbed the ibex, 

 when Campbell sent him for a Hght, and this 

 time he not only had misdirected the coolies, 

 but had disturbed two bears into the 

 bargain. For these and other misde- 



* A hill coss is a very indefinite distance, and varies in different 

 districts from less than a mile to three times that distance. 



