Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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He indicated that we were to go below - that Trini Hunter was to drive the sheep when reached them the I me behind a north beside the stream at the mouth of the amphitheatre . NB took me half way up the slope and settled ourselves behind two boulders, D I was breathing hard from the strenuous climb and the old fellow waited until I was ready to shout; then he gave a signal & Trini Hunter appeared at the very summit of the rocky amphitheatre. Instantly the sheep seen on its near - running They seemed to be as large as cle elephants, for in whatever had been as close to a living argali. Just as the animals mounted the crest of a little rocky ledge not more than fifty yards Na-na-gim whistled sharply & stopped as that turned to stone. "Now" he whispered "shout." As I bent my rifle - then is or it I want it banged in the air, I had been showing the hunter how to set trigger and had accidentally left it on. The sheep dashed away avenue of escape and of that big ram. low down and that was down her past me. My second shot broke the hind leg The third struck him near the abdomen he staggered but kept on.