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as I could after him. Crossing two ridges 

 in pursuit, Ossaroo suddenly espied two 

 large males feeding below us ; down we ran 

 to within gunshot ; I bowled one over, and 

 the other got oflf. 



Leaving it at the foot of the hill wliither 

 it had rolled, I returned to the other party 

 hungry and ready for breakfast, and found 

 them with four other ibex, laying under the 

 ridge; one a magnificent old male. What 

 between eating our breakfasts, and skinning 

 the ibex, we did not get under weigh again 

 before 2 o'clock, and then had to go for the 

 skin of the one I had killed, which lay two 

 miles oflf. 



This being done, we went up towards the 

 glacier, which was magnificently wild and of 

 great extent. We had not been there long, 

 before we saw a lot of young fry, headed by 

 an old male, coming galloping across to feed. 

 We laid down to wait for them, all except 

 long Sammy, who, because he stands six 

 feet three inches, thought he did not signify. 

 Presently the old male came in sight ; I had 



