SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER 



warded with a good collection of small mammals, 

 including about ten different species, namely, 

 the hare {Lepus tolai), the pika (Ochotona dauurica), 

 the allactaga (Allactaga mongolica), the gerbil 

 (Meriones unguiculatus), the suslik (Citellus mon- 

 golicus umbratus), the striped hamster (Cricetulus 

 griseus obscurus), Campbell's hamster {Phodopus 

 campbelli), two voles (Microtus angustus and 

 Microtus warringtoni) and the common mouse {Mus 

 wagneri tnongolium). 



Mr. Larson very kindly placed his ponies at 

 our disposal, our own being rather worn out with 

 the long journey, and he arranged for several 

 very successful antelope hunts, so that we secured 

 eight good skins for our collection. Altogether 

 we shot eleven antelopes. 



The method adopted by our Mongol guides in 

 hunting these antelopes gave us excellent sport 

 and required good horsemanship, a quick eye and 

 rapid and accurate shooting. Following is a 

 typical example of a day's hunting in these parts. 



Starting early in the morning we rode westward 

 for a mile or so till we reached Mr. Larson's herd 

 of ponies, where we changed our mounts. For a 

 few minutes there was a scene of confusion as the 

 herders chased the chosen ponies, but at last they 

 were caught and saddled, and away we rode 

 toward some low, rocky hills. How those ponies 

 flew ! regardless of holes, rocks, tufts of " nigger 

 head " or swamps ! They took everything in 



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