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white, and a part of them were brown on the backs. I also saw the skin 
of a part white and part brown specimen at Yukon City.” 
The following statement by Mr. R. G. McConnell, of the Cana- 
dian Geological Survey, in a letter dated January 25, 1901, is 
equally important: 
“The Saddle-Backed Sheep described by you as Ovis fannini occurs 
in the ranges west of the Yukon, between Selkirk and Forty-Mile River, 
but it is not known how far it ranges beyond those limits.” 
An inquiry addressed to Mr. A. J. Stone elicited (January 28, 
1901) the following very pertinent information in reference to 
O. fannini: 
“T have passed completely around its home, and heard of it a good 
many times, but without getting possession of any specimens. Fearing 
that I might be criticised as an over-zealous advocate of new species, and 
fearing that the reports of ‘ gray sheep’ were groundless, I left the matter 
for further developments, and I am indeed glad that the real thing has 
been unearthed by you.” 
On March 2gth, at Fort Wrangel, Mr. Harry Pidgeon stated 
to Mr. J. Alden Loring that he saw a bunch of twenty Fannin’s 
Sheep on the cliffs of Lake La Barge. At a distance they ap- 
peared to be white, but on approaching within thirty yards he 
saw the gray color on their backs. Inasmuch as Mr. Pidgeon 
is an experienced mountain sheep hunter, and is known to be 
familiar with both Stone’s Sheep and Dall’s Sheep, his observa- - 
tion may fairly be regarded as conclusive respecting the ex- 
istence of Ovrs fannini at Lat. 61°, and Lon. 135°. 
Mr. Loring advises me, from Juneau, on April roth, that he 
has met several persons who have seen this species in the meat 
markets at Dawson. 
