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rumour only. In fact, it is only within the last 
thirty years or so that one finds accurate accounts 
of goat hunting or scientific descriptions of the ani- 
mals themselves, published. In the early days, 
railroad facilities did not exist to any great extent 
and the enthusiastic sportsman who undertook the 
pursuit of this animal had a long and arduous jour- 
ney before him. Now, however, a comfortable 
Pullman car takes the tourist to within a few miles 
of their haunts, and with a little climbing and 
straight shooting heads can easily be obtained, as 
these animals are either perfectly fearless or ex- 
ceedingly stupid. 
Baillie-Grohman’s book, ‘‘Sport and Life,’’ rec- 
ommended the northwest corner of Montana, so 
I decided upon that neighbourhood. I succeeded 
in procuring the services of Tom Dawson, of Mid- 
vale, Montana, as guide, and having made arrange- 
ments with two friends, C. and J., started for the 
Northwest. We found ourselves at six A.M., on 
September 12, with nearly a day to wait at Havre, 
a junction town on the Great Northern Railway, 
so driving over to Fort Assiniboine, a few miles 
away, we enjoyed the hospitality of one of the offi- 
cers. The fort is situated on a rolling prairie and 
from it can be seen only uncultivated prairie and 
cloudless sky. A cool, exhilarating breeze was blow- 
ing, which was delightful after the great heat else- 
where and the stuffy train. We practiced at the 
butts, and amused ourselves until the time of de- 
parture. 
Some hours later we arrived at Browning on the 
