Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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except when it suited his own ammet will: When around our camp, the old fellow was adorned with a joshethal & a red turmel, the young man wore a long gown cupped with blue. At They agreed to hunt with us readily enough but I could get no information as to the price they expected for their work. Finally they said that they must have another thought & when I again agreed to give twenty $ per day--an armband. The other time said they must wait till the hunt was over and then we could settle on the wages. So the next morning off we started for they agreed to go immediately. We took only our field sleeping bags, light tent & food enough for five days, which with the farmer's bedding I had made a light load for me horse. It was simplified camping out in its most simplest form but we looked forward to a bully time. At Furutordis house the old man & the young hunter were soon ready with their food & saddle bags on my horse. The other hunter had come with us.