SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 



saving the daily ride from town to the hunting 

 grounds and back. 



The following morning saw us once more 

 heading for the mountains, this time with two 

 tents, stores, collecting outfit, beds and bedding, 

 together with other camping requisites, loaded 

 upon five camels. The latter, being unable 

 to chmb the first ridge, were obliged to make 

 a considerable detour, and follow up from the 

 plain the course of the valley, in which we in- 

 tended to camp. We left them to take this route, 

 while we crossed the ridge in order to get in a bit 

 of shooting. 



This time, as there were four of us, we split 

 up into two parties, one following up the valley, 

 the other climbing the side and working along 

 the top of the ridge. After having gone about 

 half a mile those on the ridge put up a small herd 

 of sheep, which broke back towards the mouth 

 of the valley. They crossed it about five hundred 

 yards below me. With the sun full in my eyes, I 

 had difficulty in making them out, but let fly with 

 my rifle, apparently doing no damage. Turning 

 to follow them, I arrived at the spot where the 

 herd had crossed the valley, and hunted about 

 to pick up the trail. To my surprise I found 

 a spot of blood. At this moment Schroder ap- 

 peared at the end of the spur above me, so waving 

 to him to come down, I began following up the 

 tracks of the wounded sheep. 



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