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When disturbed, they will sometimes stop 

 after going a mile or so, but generally, and 

 particularly when fired at, they go at a 

 slashing pace across the hills, and although 

 they may occasionally turn for a moment or 

 two to gaze about, several ridges and valleys 

 will be crossed, before they seem to think 

 themselves far enough from danger. 



The Ovis Poli, is said to be larger than the 

 Ovis Ammon, but as it is not found in the 

 countries at present accessible to us, we 

 know nothing certain about it. It is not, 

 however, at all improbable, that still larger 

 varieties of the wild sheep, than the Ovis 

 Ammon, may exist in the wide-spreading and 

 unexplored table-lands of Chinese Tartary. 



Whilst at the Salt Lake, the thermometer 

 varied from 80° in the day-time, to 30' at 

 night. 



Between Gyah and the lake, we saw a 

 few burrell, and bagged one ; there seemed 

 to be a scarcity of game throughout the 

 country generally. 



The Tartars mentioned to us another 



