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friendly tone; still he remained almost coldly 

 curious. 



At last I begged the rare privilege of taking 

 his picture, and as he was not in a place for good 

 picture-taking, I proceeded to drive him to a 

 spot closer to my cabin. To my astonishment 

 he was willingly driven! He went along as 

 though he had often been driven and as though 

 going to a place of which he was fond ! 



Among scattered pines and willows by my 

 brook I circled him and took a number of photo- 

 graphs. At last I walked up to my bighorn 

 friend, rubbed his back and felt his horns. He 

 was not frightened but appeared to enjoy these 

 attentions, and to seem proud of my association. 

 But, my big speechless fellow, I had the most 

 from your call! 



Twice afterward, once in the winter and once 

 mid-summer, he called and came up to me, and 

 with dignified confidence licked salt from my 

 hand. 



In both the Sierras and the Rocky Mountains 

 there are numerous flocks of bighorn or wild 

 mountain sheep which have a resident stamping 

 ground above the timberline, at an altitude of 

 12,000 feet. They appear not to migrate, 

 although they go often into the lowlands; in 

 spring for the earliest green stuff, in summer for 

 salt or for a change, and during the winter 



