Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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up with hairs not so brittle. There was an exceedingly strong musky odor about the animal and it was so tenacious that even after washing my hands repeatedly traces of it still remained. The young hunter had already cut off the cheek glass for fear I would not give it a chance for this worth a considerable amount of money. I saw me sphinx little deer three days ago in the summit of a hill, while hunting not get a shot. It was running among some fallen trees at the edge of a burned forest. The animals are exceeding shy, keep well off in their holes or hiding cover at that it is by no means easy to find them. After our morning hunt we broke camp and moved on up the valley to our permanent camp. After which we rode into the beautiful forest in which the tents were pitched at 2 P.M. or immediately started to set work making pancakes. We ate so many that it seemed we could never get satisfied ourselves for never have I eaten such pancakes as I made! Then Kang had their hurry dinner