Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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new the remains of many fires and as the Trees were being felled, some of which were full hearts. This maples sheds a drag of long- tail from its branches of a huge spruce, which put a bit of old horns strewed the ground. S.D. indicated that it was the correct thing to draw a new a contribution of this sort at the end of a profitable hunt. It was an ideal camping spot, high dry with plenty of dead wood and also secluded as a camera. A hundred feet away or rather rather than it was invisible and sure for the stout wings of blue smoke which offered my from me fire one night there was no sight of our friends then. In note camp, furnished dinner by 7 o'clock and S.D. shouldered his rifle & a pack of skins & went out to spend its night watching at a salt lick in a meadow on the west of camp. There were three licks in the field, and about 250 feet away from each one a pit had been dug, but not with margined with grass & bushes & with a comfortable nest for the gun - for no man would attempt to shoot off hand. Then said that S.D. just said he was put in the licks but and then was certain that they had been frequently used. Aug 19 In the A.M., at 7 o'clock while I was drinking my coffee, S.D. came in & said that he had heard a noise.