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 climb 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 abit 
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 Schrdder 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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