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another half drachm of powder, or a bullet from the '500, would probably 

 have dropped him at once. 



The demesne-like appearance of much of this valley was enchanting , 

 and I do not suppose more beautiful scenery can be found anywhere. 



Next day I returned to camp below, seeing nothing en route, and then 

 tried the hills again. I wandered over much ground for ten days, seeing 

 a few hinds and small stags, but neither seeing nor hearing another big 

 one. I met another sportsman and found the camp of a third, but neither 

 got a shot, so I had to decide that no more could be done that season, 

 unless I penetrated more towards Kashmir, and time did not permit it. 

 I packed up and made for the Punjab, via Dalhousie and Umritsur, to 

 look for an oorial before commencing a march of 700 miles down country. 



