GRANNY, THE MOUNTAIN SQUIRREL 455 



Four other squirrels came, two of which were evidently full 

 grown and a year or more old, and two young ones. As Granny 

 disciplined them all when they became too familiar, we supposed 

 that they were members of her immediate family. 



After a week or more, Granny became very intimate with 

 Mrs. Walcott and would jump into her lap and onto her shoul- 

 ders, begging for food. She was entirely fearless, and would 

 cling to a nut or a bit of chocolate and swing in the air until 

 she secured the coveted bit. 



When the squirrels first came, they were very thin and ex- 

 tremely active. After a month of feeding, Granny became so 

 stout that she had great difficulty in jumping from rock to 

 rock. Chocolate, nuts, bread and cookies seemed to agree with 

 her, and the day we left the quarry a bountiful supply was 

 placed under ledges of rock, so that they could all take it to 

 their nests which were at the base of the cliffs, about 8,000 

 feet altitude. 



