PHOTOGRAPHING MOUNTAIN SHEEP 75 



upon a few bumps and edges of rock, with Sure Death 

 below, was about all that my nerves could endure. I 

 felt like shouting at them constantly, to be careful, and 

 then more careful still, — for I have no desire to camp 

 with a Tragedy; but beyond a few mild admonitions, I 

 held my peace. 



Leaving my rifle above, I crept down behind Mr. 

 Phillips's position, — at a very easy spot, — until I could 

 see the tableau on the wall. 



The sheep occupied a comfortable ledge, and the 

 most of the time were aggravatingly concealed from Mr. 

 Phillips by an angle of the wall. They were many feet 

 below Charlie's best position, and although he saw them 

 very plainly, the images his camera got of them were 

 too small to represent much value. 



Mr. Phillips made several exposures, but in reality 

 had not even one fair chance at a sheep in full view. 

 His best pictures were made when the young ram was 

 looking at him around the angle of rock which usually 

 concealed it. The photograph may well be entitled, 

 " On the Alert," for it shows a sheep as wary and wide- 

 awake as it is possible for one to be. There were mo- 

 ments when that ram seemed to be all eyes. A number 

 of times he craned his neck around the rock, and stared 

 hard at us to see whether we were coming nearer. 



After the lapse of about ten minutes, the sheep de- 

 cided that they must be going. Without more ado, they 

 lightly sprang from step to step, straight away from Mr. 

 Phillips and me, rapidly descending all the while. The 

 Goat Rocks were soon left far behind, and the last we 



