2l6 hints on travelling and camp equipment. 



General Equipment. 



Although the whole of the equipment for the hills will be found useful in the plains, 

 there is no occasion for the sportsman to restrict himself to the same amount of baggage. 



A larger tent may with advantage be procured ; either a ' Swiss cottage ' tent, or a 

 single-poled tent known as a 'hill tent,' about fourteen feet square, will be found quite 

 roomy enough. 



Strong tables and chairs will add to comfort ; and there will be no longer any necessity 

 for abstinence from beer and wine, or for dispensing with any ordinary comforts. 



The usual staff of Indian servants will be found useful, and horses or ponies according 

 to tastes and means will be indispensable. 



Expenses. 



The necessary expenses of a shooting expedition in the Himalayas are very small. 



Not including rifles, guns, ammunition, stores, and other articles which would probably 

 be already in the sportsman's possession, a complete camp outfit of tents, camp-bed, cook- 

 ing utensils, trunks, baskets, &c, would cost about 250 rupees. 



Monthly expenses might be calculated as follows : — 



Rs. 



90 



15 

 10 



24 

 10 

 10 



Twelve Coolies at four annas each per diem, or six Ponies or 



Mules at eight annas 

 Shikari 



Gun-carrier ... 



Two Servants at twelve rupees each 

 Flour, rice, &c. 



Sheep or fowls when game is not procurable 

 Sundries, including carriage of supplies in remote districts... 41 



Total Rupees ... 200 



This is a most liberal estimate, and in many parts of the hills the expense would be 

 considerably less, but it is best to leave a margin for possible contingencies. 



When the sportsman has actually reached the district where he intends to shoot, and 

 is likely to be out of the reach of villages for some time, I strongly advise him to hire or 

 purchase two or three milch-goats, which will accompany his camp from place to place. 

 A few sheep should also be taken in case of emergencies, though the flesh of nearly all the 

 wild animals (with the exception of male Ibex, Tahr, and Markhoor) will be found 

 infinitely superior to the mutton of sheep that have been half starved throughout the winter, 

 and which do not generally regain their condition till late in the autumn. 



Although the item of carriage will be considerably reduced in the plains, where camels 

 can be hired for about nine rupees a month each, other expenses will probably be increased : 



