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laid up farther on, and it was a pretty sight to see 
him charge across the open and fall dead before he 
reached the elephant; for Mr. Greig was one of 
those certain shots who was never expected to 
miss, and who seldom disappointed this expectation. 
To the west of Haldwdéni the Kumaon forests in 
those days extended to Ramnagar on the Mohan 
River, and from here to the south-west lies the 
forest of Garibulchand, where good winter shooting 
was to be obtained, though later on in the year the 
big game retreated to the hills. To the north-east 
of Haldwéni lies the forest of Sitabani, a very 
favourite resort for tigers; but there was so much 
work to do in these forests, and so much to contend 
against in the way of sickness, that there was little 
time for the study of natural history or for sport. 
But I recall more than one hot season spent at 
Chorgalia, and at this distance of time my memories 
are chiefly of the icy winter wind that blew for 
twelve hours each night, with fell effect on the man 
or beast exposed to it, and of the furnace blast of 
summer that lasts for twelve hours of the day; of 
the attempts to introduce fire conservancy ; and 
of the daily longing for the monsoon to arrive, when 
the forester might with a clear conscience leave his 
charge, knowing that none other would have the 
courage to brave its dangers and discomforts during 
his absence. 
After about three years of hard work in the 
Kumaon forests, I was fortunate enough to get the 
charge of those of Garhwal, and the period spent 
there was as pleasant as the former had been 
miserable. The country lies between the Kumaon - 
