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ing on the rock, which was broadside on. 

 We distinctly saw the bullet strike the rock 

 behind him, making a flying shower of dust 

 and sand. The Chief said: "You are over- 

 shooting; you hit the rock behind and above 

 him." I then fired the third shot at the ram 

 on the right, but again missed, and he disap- 

 peared over the top of the peak. 



But to my intense surprise the center ram 

 had not bolted at all. He now sprang or 

 tumbled off the rock, and commenced to roll 

 down the steep mountain side, soon lodg- 

 ing in the draw. When we came out from 

 our rocky shelter and commenced to go up 

 after the dead ram, we realized what a long 

 and steep climb was before us. The Chief 

 went ahead zigzagging, driving his big hob- 

 nailed shoes into the sliding soil. Follow- 

 ing him I placed my feet in his tracks 

 until the ascent became too steep even for 

 that. Then lying down flat, by the aid of 

 some small bunches of willow brush we drew 

 ourselves up several yards and across to the 

 draw, up which we finally were enabled to 

 reach the ram. He had fallen head down, 

 and to prevent the blood from getting around 

 his head and scalp, which would ruin it for 

 mounting, it was necessary to turn him so that 



