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endeavoured to overthrow my deed: who however flood firm. 

 Luckily he took my thigh between his horns, and did not hurt me 

 materially. When he found room, he did not repeat the* attack, but 

 continued his courfe towards the riverj upon the bank of which he 

 flood flill. 1 leaped off the Jabu, had him fecured, and pafied a cord 

 through a hole in his nofe. Though one of the mod tradable animals 

 I had ever feen, before the fall, he now wis become wholly the reverfes 

 I faw, that fame derangement of the brain had taken place, and was 

 obliged to abandon him. Another yak, the bed of my herd* actually 

 Separated the hoofs from the toes of the hind feet in exertions to climb 

 the ftones, and after bleeding very largely and profecuting his journey 

 in great pain; when a flop was made to allow of the others taking breath, 

 he alfo refufed to proceed. The tMM, who had brought the wool 

 on hire, on the W&zir and Deba's cattle, fat down every five or fix 

 ileps on ftones, and fmoked and fpun yarn till the animals were dif» 

 pofed to proceed. This was a terrible day. The defcent was very 

 llippery as well as fleep, and required great precaution. The afcent 

 of the Ghak meafured 2110 paces, the defcent 1750. At 9835 reach a 

 good grafiy plain on the left bank of the rivulet, which runs from the 

 Ghati to the fouth, in order to fall into the Douki and encamp at 5 56*. 

 The goats reaching the bottom of the Ghati j&rft, jnflead of taking the 

 right road, by the careleffnefs of the people in charge, went up a crag 

 about 500 feet above the level of the road, arid very leifu rely placed 

 themfelves on the very edge of the precipice; a mountaineer, native of 

 Kamaun followed them, and by throwing -ftones and calling, at 

 length fuceeded in diflOdging them from the dangerous poft they 

 had taken. The latter rank in coming down 3 deranged loofe Hones 

 which tumbled down an abrupt flope, by which they descended 

 ■-with a force that thieatened to overthrow thofe which were near- . 

 ell the bottom £ arid it really was entertaining to fee with what 



