320 STAET FOE THE SALT LAKE. 



we moved camp about six miles lower down 

 to Leloo, and heard rumours from the villages 

 of several parties reported to be going into 

 Rupsha (Thibet), to shoot Ovis Ammon, the 

 gigantic wild sheep of Ladak, and Chinese 

 Tartary. After due consultation, we agreed 

 to push on quickly, so as to have the first of 

 the shootmg around the Salt Lake. This 

 put an end at once to the hopes we had 

 indulged in, of good sport amongst the ibex 

 in this valley, and I have always regretted 

 our change of plan ; for I find that there are 

 very few people, out of all the numerous 

 sporting visitors to the Himalayas, who do 

 much harm to the shooting in out-of-the-way 

 districts, as they do not like the very hard 

 work. 



Descending into Spitee, we left Dankur on 

 the right hand, and arrived at Kewar, where 

 we halted for a day, and I went out with 

 Wilson to see what was to be got. We 

 might as well have remained in camp, for 

 we saw only a few female ibex, and some 

 burrell. 



