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a good shot at his head and neck at a 

 hundred yards, but missed ; Wilson as he 

 went off, put a ball through him : the rest 

 turned back, and we watched them go up 

 into the high snow and vanish. The old 

 fellow was not to be seen, so we imagined 

 that being severely hit, he had remained 

 behind. The men were sent in search of 

 him, and when found, Wilson finished him. 

 The sun being low, and all hands hungry, we 

 made for the tents, well satisfied, with the best 

 day's sport we had ever had, among the ibex. 

 The following day we moved down to 

 Buropa, where we arranged and packed up 

 the heads and skins, which were to be sent 

 into Mussoorie by our Shikarees, who now 

 were anxious to go back, fearing the heat. 

 They left us on the 19th of July to return 

 by the Rotunka pass into Lahoul, and back 

 through Spitee ; they tried a new road from 

 Spitee, into the Buspa valley, which took a 

 fortnight longer, than the old route by the 

 Ropa pass would have done. When they 

 reached Cheitool, they could not get coolies 



