The Mountain Sheep and its Range 



Ing. A mule deer Is worth two dollars, Mexican 

 money, and a sheep but little more, although the 

 former are much more abundant than the latter. 

 The last sheep taken to camp was traded off for a 

 pair of overalls. 



"It is reasonably certain that with sheep in 

 southern Arizona and southern Sonora, every 

 mountain range between the two must be tenanted 

 by this species. 



"During the August feast days the Papago In- 

 dians living about Quitovac generally have a Mon- 

 tezuma celebration, in which live deer are em- 

 ployed. For this purpose several are caught. Sub- 

 sequently they are killed and eaten. They are 

 taken by relays of men or horses, sometimes both." 



In northern Arizona sheep are still common. 

 Dr. C. Hart Merriam in his report on the San 

 Francisco Mountain — "North American Fauna" 

 III. — recorded the San Francisco herd, of which 

 he saw eight or nine together. He also recorded 

 their presence at the Grand Caiion, where they are 

 still fairly common, though very wary. 



Mr. A. W. Anthony, of California, wrote me in 

 1898 concerning sheep in southern California, and 

 I am glad to quote his letter almost in full. He 

 says: "In San Diego county, Cal., there are a few 

 sheep along the western edge of the Colorado 



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