218 RECENT HUNTING TRIPS. 



About midday I heard two shots which I 

 knew must have been fired by Mr. Sheldon, and 

 shortly afterwards, on looking up the hill behind 

 our camp I saw eight white sheep, all ewes and 

 lambs, coming down a trail straight to camp. 

 As I was busy working at my headskin, and 

 did not want the head of a sheep ewe, but 

 thought the meat of one shot close to camp 

 would be very useful, I told Louis to take my 

 rifle and try and shoot one. As he went up 

 towards them, through the timber just above 

 our camp, they came down into it, intending 

 evidentl}'' to cross the valley to the mountains 

 beyond, so Louis met them at very close quarters 

 and killed two, an old ewe and a two-year old 

 lamb. 



After he had fired one of the scattered flock 

 ran very nearly into our camp, and stood looking 

 at us from amongst the trees at a distance of 

 not more than sixty yards. It soon, however, 

 rejoined its companions, and we presently saw 

 the six survivors of the flock climbing the 

 mountain on the other side of the valley. 



In the evening Mr. Sheldon came in with the 



