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America or Europe. However, the acquisition of living speci- 
mens is only a question of effort and expense. Whether the 
species can be induced to live outside of Alaska remains to be 
seen, but in any event its acclimatization is likely to be a matter 
of considerable difficulty. There is reason to hope, however, that 
specimens taken from a comparatively low altitude on the coast 
of Alaska may live in the climate of New York longer than Big 
Horn from the high, dry, and rarefied atmosphere of our Rocky 
Mountains. 
So far as I am aware, the honor of being the first person to 
photograph living wild specimens of White Sheep in their moun- 
tain homes belongs to Mr. Harry E. Lee, of Chicago. As a con- 
tribution to these notes, Mr. Lee has generously extended to the 
Society the privilege of reproducing two of his pictures, hitherto 
unpublished, of living sheep, and also two pictures of dead speci- 
mens, all of which are valuable representations both of the species 
and its home. The difficulties that have been surmounted in se- 
curing these plates surely will be appreciated by every hunter and 
collecting naturalist. 
In response to my request for information concerning his ob- 
servations on Ovrs dalli, Mr. Lee has written me the following 
very interesting letter, dated at Chicago, April 8, 1901: 
“Tt is with much pleasure that I reply to your inquiry in reference to 
my observations on the Alaskan White Sheep (Ovis dalli). 
“In the summer of 1808 I visited the sheep mountains of Alaska for 
the purpose of studying this noble animal and to procure for my own 
private museum a few specimens. I was very successful in both my under- 
takings, and the knowledge and trophies secured amply repaid for all the 
hardships I had to endure. I was very anxious to procure a few photo- 
graphs of the live animals on their native heath, which I could have done 
a number of times had not my camera failed me when I needed it most. I 
then determined to revisit these mountains another season, and be thor- 
oughly fortified against accident by having more than one camera. 
“In 1899 I made my second trip, and reached the Kenai Mountains, 
generally known as the ‘ Alaskan Alps,’ on June 7th. These mountains 
are inland about forty miles, and overlook Cook’s Inlet, Kachemak Bay, 
and Kenai Peninsula, to the south and southwest. Mount Ilimana (Vol- 
canic Mountain) rises to the westward, while grand old Mount McKinley 
looms up in the northwest, far above all the surrounding country. 
“The highest peaks on the Kenai range are about 12,000 feet. The 
surface is broken by immense glaciers and deep ravines. The table-lands 
are covered with a dark granite rock and patches of short, thick grass. 
This range of mountains, although in full view from the coast, seems to 
be very little known, and it is my opinion that when it is fully known it 
