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sheep perhaps excels him in zigzag drop and 

 skip-stop down precipitous places, nothing that 

 I have seen equals the wild goat when it comes 

 to going up slopes smooth and almost vertical. 

 His rock and ice work are one hundred per 

 cent efficient. 



When it comes to what you may call dura- 

 bility the goat is in the front ranks. He can 

 climb precipices and pinnacles all day long 

 and in every kind of weather. When not 

 otherwise engaged he plays both on roomy 

 levels and unbanistered precipice fronts. He 

 is ever fit, always prepared. From the view- 

 point of many hunters the grizzly bear, the 

 mountain sheep, and the mountain goat are al- 

 most in a class by themselves. They exact a 

 high standard of endurance and skill from the 

 hunter who goes after them. 



These wild white goats are found only in the 

 mountains of northwestern United States, west- 

 ern Canada, and Alaska where the majority 

 live on high mountain ranges above the timber- 

 line. The goat is a highlander. Excepting the 

 few along the northwest coast which come 

 down to near sea level, they live where a para- 

 chute would seem an essential part of their 

 equipment. 



Many high mountains are more storm-swept 

 than the land of the Eskimo. Storms of sever- 



