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the sheep near the Selwyn River as reliable, and I so ob- 

 tained a most interesting record. 



October 9 The steamer Selkirk whistled and I had 

 to part from Jefferies. It was with deep regret that I 

 grasped his hand and said good-by. He had been effi- 

 cient in every way, and, what counts more than anything 

 else, he had always been cheerful and willing to undertake 

 the hard work of that eventful summer. During all the 

 days that I had been hunting, he had been content to 

 remain in camp while I was getting the sport. I am glad 

 to record his good qualities. 



Travelling without stopping longer than necessary to 

 make connections by boat and rail, I reached New York 

 October 24th. 



I had established the fact that nearly all sheep on the 

 mountains adjacent to the Pelly River are of approxi- 

 mately the same color. Also that those near the Ross 

 are of the same color as those near the MacMillan. The 

 Pelly sheep, though variable, are intermediate between 

 Ovis fannini and Ovls stonei, approaching more nearly 

 the color of the latter. The sheep near the MacMillan 

 and Ross Rivers throughout the Selwyn Rockies are so 

 variable that as a whole their color cannot be defined. 

 The variation continues on the Stewart River, where 

 lighter shades begin to predominate farther north. In 

 the Ogilvies, the intermediate color between Ovis fannini 

 and Ovis dalli is common, though variations range 

 between the two, and the majority of the sheep can be 

 referred to dalli. Not much farther north, all the sheep 

 are white. 



