16 RECENT HUNTINa TRIPS. 



explored, so that when in 1904 Mr. Sheldon 

 and I hunted over the mountain ranges lying 

 just south of the north fork, we were in a 

 country where in all probability the foot of a 

 w^hite man had never trodden before. 



We had with us but one man a piece, and 

 as the country in which we found ourselves 

 was absolutely uninhabited, Indian guides 

 or packers were unobtainable, and we had 

 therefore to carry all our camp-gear, blankets 

 and provisions up into the mountains on 

 our own backs, and thus himted under great 

 difficulties ; but still with fair success, all 

 things considered. 



We could not move about much, and so did 

 not cover much ground, and thus failed to find 

 the wild sheep rams of which my friend was 

 particularly anxious to secure specimens. We 

 saw a good many ewes and lambs, however, so 

 that the rams must also have been in the 

 district, and we should no doubt have found 

 them had we had any means of transport save 

 our own backs. 



During this trip I had the good fortune to 



