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locati'd wc^ll to the southwest ciiriur of Moddc Coniily. 'I'licsr llircc liiivc iu'vi-r 

 been siH'u since by any iierson in tiie vicinily of 10«j;e Li\i<e. Diirin^ llw winter of 

 ISUS I saw just one anteloiio in tuwnsiiiit 4'.', nortii, raiiKc 7 east, M. 1>. M. near 

 Timber Mountain. I was told tliis antelope was kilN-d llie foUowin;; day iiy 1-;<I. 



Coniins of Straw. Califnrnia. 



Dnrini;- the winter of IS'dl 1 nuvde 

 theu located a few ndles west of the 

 the cowboys would tell of raeinii- the 



a trip to record, Siskijou ('ounty, wiiicli was 

 town of I)(n'ris. In conversation over antcduiii- 

 lar.m' herds of antelope a tew years i)ack. On 

 tins trip I porsonally observed a snniU herd of antelope near .Mount Dome, Siskiyou 

 County, haviu.t;- approached within a few rods of \\\i- antelope b(d'ore tiiey detected 

 my presence. 1 became very much impressed. 1 counted twenty-three licad. I ni:ide 

 many inquiries relative to the number then existing in that vicinity. The cowboys 

 informed me that tliis small herd was at llial time the total of tln' remaining; ant<- 

 h)pe in that section. 



Dnrin.u" the sprin.n' and summer of I'.i'lll. I, in company with my ;;randfather, It. 1'. 

 Courtriniit, spent consi(leral)le time in the vicinity of Medicine Lake, wiiicli is 

 located iu township 4;'> north, range 3 cast, M. D. M. Here I had tlie pleasure of see- 

 ing a small herd of antelope at the Bray Wells, a few miles north and west of riuinas 

 Lake, which is located approximately 7 nnles west of Medicine Lake, Siskiyou 

 County. I also saw small herds near the lower .sheep camp wells, ai)proximateIy S 

 miles south of ]Monnt Dome, and at the headwaters of Willow Creek, near .Mount 

 Dome. 



It appeared that the animals were on a slijihl increase between 18'.)4 up to 1910 

 or 1011 and l!tl2. Since 11)1.3 I have taken great interest and have made numerous 

 countings during wint(>r months, which gave me a fine oppportunity to see all the 

 remaining animals. While the residents of the near vicinity of .Mount Dome esti- 

 mate there were from I.jU to 30t) antelope, I was only able to locate ai)proximately 

 '70 during the years 1913 to 1920. During these winters I often saw the young ani- 

 mals in a poor, weak and sickly eouditicn following the herd with their ears dropped 

 down, without apparent vitality or strength to follow. 



G. W. CouRTRiGHT, Deputy. 



Fig. 32. Walter H Bniy of Hornbrook, witli his predatory, animal dogs. 



