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ground. In the lower hills, when she did not walk, she travelled in a ' dandy', which may 

 best be described as a small hammock slung to a pole and carried by four men. A short 

 walking dress of soft Kashmir woollen stuff, with loose pantaloons of the same material tucked 

 into brown ' Elcho ' boots, is the best costume for a lady, who is then equally well equipped 

 for riding, walking or climbing. A soft grey felt ' Terai ' hat, with a good thick ' pugree ' is 

 the best head-dress, while a mask or thick veil is absolutely necessary to preserve the com- 

 plexion from the cold dry wind and burning sun. 



My wife saw nearly every species of game in the wild state, and actually saw me shoot 

 Ovis Hodgsonii, Thibetan Antelope, Ibex, Bears, &c. 



I have added some notes on tents, camp equipment, rifles, &c, together with simple 

 directions for the preservation of Natural History specimens ; and I have appended a map 

 showing all the routes I have travelled. 



The " Kashmir Route Map " gives most of the marches in the more frequented parts of 

 the Himalayas, but I should recommend the sportsman to procure the Government Survey 

 map, on the scale of four miles to the inch, of each district that he intends to shoot over. 



I trust that my work may be of use to real -sportsmen ; and in conclusion I would express 

 an earnest hope that those who may be induced, by these photographs and descriptions, to 

 visit the distant lands where these noble animals are to be found, will enjoy good sport so long 

 as they follow their pursuit as true sportsmen. This, I am sorry to say, has not always been 

 the case. Too many instances have occurred of late years of " would-be sportsmen " becoming 

 disgusted with the hard work, and (being ashamed to come back empty handed) employing 

 their Shikaris to shoot game for them ; all thus obtained being counted in the bag. 



This is not the only harm done ; rifles, guns and ammunition have been given to 

 Shikaris — sometimes I fear in payment of wages — and they are consequently enabled and 

 encouraged to kill game during the winter. A third evil is that of shooting females and 

 young ones to swell the numbers of the bag. 



All these practices I consider highly unsportsmanlike. Those who give guns and ammu- 

 nition to natives may consider themselves very generous ; but it is selfish generosity at the 

 expense of real sportsmen. No native — or not one in a hundred — shoots for sport, and it 

 would be far better to give a man who had done good service a handsome present in rupees 

 than to furnish him with the means of destroying a quantity of game whose value to him 

 would be very little. 



