158 THE UPPER YUKON 



through his heart. He rolled down and 

 down until he fell on the rock at the foot of 

 the canyon. 



It was four o'clock and, while the Chief 

 went down after the ram to dress him, I built 

 a fire and soon had water boiling for the mate. 

 When the Chief returned we ate the balance 

 of our lunch and drank a couple of cups of 

 mate. Leading the horse and Billie down to 

 the bottom, the Chief put the ram on Charley's 

 back and we were off on our long journey to 

 the camp, arriving at ten o'clock and finding 

 all the others in bed asleep. 



This day of all the days of hunting will be 

 well remembered as a comfortable one, be- 

 cause, from the peculiar position we were in, 

 we watched the rams for six hours in complete 

 comfort. While the weather was indeed 

 cold and the wind was somewhat high, we 

 were well sheltered, and did not feel it. 

 Above all else w^e had a splendid opportunity 

 of closely observing these beautiful, rare and 

 interesting animals for a whole half day, first 

 feeding, next as they were lying at rest, and 

 lastly when they were on the run. 



