ILLUSTRATIONS 



Except when otherwise noted, all these illustrations are from photographs 

 made by John M. Phillips, and have been reproduced without the slightest al- 

 teration or retouching. 



The Finest Mountain Goat Picture Frontispiece 



Michel, British Columbia, Looking West. page 



Photograph by Thomas Crahan 12 



Elk River 16 



Hornaday Mountain 20 



Trout Fishing at Josephine Falls 28 



The Pack-Train Leaving Sulphur Spring Camp 32 



Fording Elk River 38 



The Valley of Goat Creek 44 



Goats Running through our Camp 48 



The Size of a Mountain Goat 52 



Weighing Mountain Goat No. i by Sections 58 



"The Moment of Triumph," — caught unawares 62 



Phillips Peak, from Bird Mountain 68 



A Female Sooty Grouse 70 



Female Ptarmigan, in Summer Plumage 70 



Young Mountain Sheep Ram 74 



The Sky Pasture of the Thirteen " Billy " Goats .... 82 



Taking the First Shot 82 



A Mountain Goat at Home 86 



Frpnt Foot of a Mountain Goat. Drawn by Miss Helen Ingersoll 98 



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