226 CAMP-FIRES IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 



his way back along the eighteen-inch shelf, and in safety 

 reached the rocks above. 



As we looked up at the frightfully dangerous spot 

 whereon Smith risked his life for a mountain goat kid 

 three days old, the thought came back to me, for about 

 the one-hundredth time, " What a pity that visitors to 

 zoological parks and gardens cannot know all the life 

 stories of the animals! " 



The second goat kid captured for us by Mr. Smith 

 was obtained more easily. While hunting bear in May, 

 1904, near the head of Goat Creek, Mr. Phillips and 

 Guide Smith saw a mother goat and a very young kid. 

 They were lingering near the mouth of a cave, high up 

 in the rocks, quite as if the cave had been the birthplace 

 of the kid. On the following morning, Mr. Phillips 

 encouraged Smith to make a trip to the cave, and if pos- 

 sible capture the kid. Mr. Smith eagerly accepted the 

 opportunity, hastened to the spot, and found both the 

 mother goat and her young very near the ledge they had 

 occupied on the previous day. As the hunter ap- 

 proached, the mother goat retreated with her kid into 

 the cave. Smith followed, easily drove out the nanny 

 and captured the kid. 



Carrying the little creature tenderly in his arms, 

 Charlie finally sat down to rest in the heavy green tim- 

 ber a mile above camp, and there Mr. Phillips found him 

 and took his picture, as shown herewith. 



A little later, a mountain sheep lamb was captured, 

 and it and the two goat kids were safely settled for a 

 period of several months at Mr. Smith's comfortable 



