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iiioro enterprising- Engiidincrs, who frequently cross the 

 mountains to try tlieir link there. 



The incidents of every stalk, whether successful or 

 not, wliicli I made in the conijianx' of one oi' other of 

 these nii'U. remain graxcn ujhui iii\- nuamnN- : l)Ul loset 

 them all down liei'c would make a ver\' nionoLouous 

 ell;i])ter. 



i Will ciiileaN (tiir lo dex-i'ilM^ a single sueeessi'iil da\' : 

 and to present a t'ailhCiil }iii-lure 1 must not omit all 

 mention of the other sort, however painful the task may 

 be. It was the first day of the season. We had reached 

 over-night the little wirthsJiaus on the Ofener Pass, which 

 is within reach of the ground I have descrihed. We 

 started soon after 3 A.M. ami were tar along the [>alh 

 l)efor(> th(> da\' actualK' dawned. As it got light, t]i(> man 

 with oiir liaou'ivu'e horses ituUed uii short, and nointcil (uii 

 to us a Ituck, which I couhl not see without a telescope, 

 feeding on the opposite side of the stream, about five hun- 

 dred vards off It seemed strang'e that he should remain 

 there so unconceiiie<lly, but he was doubtless accustomed 

 Lo people passing thai wa\'. 



We attempted the stalk, but had hardly startcil licluic 

 those wlio reniaine(l nn the ])ath signalliMl us hack. lie 

 had o-(ii ijrcil nf iiciic hmkcd at, ami with a shrill whi-llc 

 had ijuiet l\' walked <>\]' into a t hick wood, heaving t he hag- 

 gage to proceed oil its way, we left the path and climbed 

 the opposite mountain. As we ueared the top ol' a steep 

 couloir, another solitary buck jum))ed u]i above us, within 

 fifty yards, and gazed at us, but not ipiite long enough 

 for a shot to be snatched. Spinas now said that from the 

 next ihb'c we should certainlx' see more " Crriiiiiioc/ic. as 



