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with the presents I had brought him. The 
moose and sheep were eventually set up by him, 
and are now to be seen in that museum. 
There was rather a stir in big-game circles over 
my success with these sheep, for they had never 
been brought to Europe before, and were even 
new to Fannin, although he had heard of them. 
The result was that some of my friends, and 
others, took an early opportunity of visiting 
Kenai and Kusiloff to obtain the heads they 
required. My friend Captain Radclyffe has 
made three, or more, trips to Alaska after the 
bear, moose, and sheep, and has written an 
interesting book on this particular country, 
which is the standard work on the subject. 
Hunter, I am glad to say, has not forgotten me, 
for he writes pretty regularly in the spring and 
fall of the year, telling me his news. He found 
a placer gold mine near Mount McKinley, which 
he worked satisfactorily, and sent me, in a 
registered letter, eight or nine small nuggets as 
proof of his success. 
After spending a week or so in Victoria, I 
determined to go back to England, as I had now ~ 
been away for nearly eighteen months. I still — 
wanted a good Rocky Mountain sheep, so ar- 
ranged to make a short trip to a place called 
the Basin, which is reached by leaving the main 
C.P.R. line at Ashcroft. A friend of mine 
wanted to accompany me, so we started together 
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