74 THE UPPER YUKON 



it swept around the basin of the lake. We 

 followed his well-defined trail for some dis- 

 tance, but failed to get in sight of him 

 again. 



We now came in view of a fine caribou bull. 

 He was on a divide opposite us and standing 

 half-way up on the mountain. He was paw- 

 ing the earth with his fore feet and throwing 

 the soil over his back. He was all alone, and 

 seemed to be fascinated vvath looking at our 

 horses. Above him a considerable distance 

 two ewe sheep fed complacently. They, too, 

 kept looking at our horses with interest, and 

 seemed not to mind us. The wind being in 

 our favor they leisurely took their own time in 

 moving around the mountain's side and thus 

 getting out of range. 



It was all in all a really delightful introduc- 

 tion to certain species of animals that we ex- 

 pected to hunt a few days later, as it was still 

 close time — the open season starting Septem- 

 ber first. 



We had some lively scrapes descending the 

 mountain from the front face rather than from 

 the back. We arrived at camp at lo P. Al., 

 well pleased, indeed, with our first experience 

 in seeing sheep, caribou, and bull moose in the 

 Upper Yukon. 



