After wild sheep in the Altai and Mongolia; . ngolia, and started on thefollowing morning, June 18th, at 3 , Littledalegoing in the direction westwards, where a long-valley, with steep crags on either side, led towardsthe Tarkhaty River, whilst I was to follow up themain Tchagan - Burgaza stream from camp to itssources. It was still pitch dark when we mountedour steeds, but the sky was again cloudless, andthere was every prospect of fine weather. Wecrossed the river, my hunters and I, and trottingalong up the bed of the stream for a good hour,soon began spying both sides. On our way wesaw
After wild sheep in the Altai and Mongolia; . ngolia, and started on thefollowing morning, June 18th, at 3 , Littledalegoing in the direction westwards, where a long-valley, with steep crags on either side, led towardsthe Tarkhaty River, whilst I was to follow up themain Tchagan - Burgaza stream from camp to itssources. It was still pitch dark when we mountedour steeds, but the sky was again cloudless, andthere was every prospect of fine weather. Wecrossed the river, my hunters and I, and trottingalong up the bed of the stream for a good hour,soon began spying both sides. On our way wesaw several pairs of Brahminy Geese, which westartled out of the rocks where they were life seemed very scarce. Two or threeEagles soared over our heads, and it was only to-wards 6 that I saw a herd of four ewes feeding A HERD OF TWENTY iog on the slopes above us to our left. Further onanother herd of twenty head came in view, butagain they were ewes and young ones. At noonwe had not found a single ram, clouds were gathering. OUR FIRST DAY S BAG. fast from the west, and a strong wind began blow-ing. \Ye could see the snow get up and turn inwhirlwinds on the tops, and Taba, who accompaniedme, seemed to think that there was no good to bedone that day. We went on, however, spying care-fully, and reached the sources of the river. The no AFTER WILD SHEEP IN THE ALTAI country was wild and desolate. Now and thenwe would come across fine pasture grounds withrich grass, such as one meets on the Pamir steppes,and dark green patches here and there denoting-marshy grounds, which our ponies would persistentlyavoid. Fine rocks suggestive of Ibex now stood onall sides, but not a sign of a beast anywhere. Inthe afternoon we returned to camp rather disgusted,especially after the previous days success, andLittledale soon came in with a similar report. Hehad found several herds of ewes and Ibex, andhad seen a couple of Maral hinds, but of the strongersex there was no trace. This
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