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could not be found. Then the Chief and an- 

 other man went up. At about eleven o'clock 

 that night they found the horse on the trail, 

 with his pack caught between two trees so that 

 he could go neither forward nor backward. 

 Some projecting limbs had to be cut ofif before 

 he could be released. He was soon led down 

 to the tent, freed of his burden, and sent out 

 to feed. 



The following morning, being now in the 

 so-called goat country, we were eager for the 

 expected excitement of seeing and stalking 

 them. A long and careful search at a high 

 elevation failed to reveal a single goat, and 

 that day was therefore a blank. 



We were now completely out of meat and it 

 was necessary for us to procure meat of some 

 kind. A little before noon the Chief discov- 

 ered five young sheep (rams) feeding low 

 down on the side of a mountain. The wind 

 was not very good, but by following up the 

 near side of a deep canyon, it might be pos- 

 sible to get within range of them. This can- 

 yon was well filled with large granite boul- 

 ders, backed up by sharp-edged stones. 

 Many stones were even then sliding down the 

 mountain sides, so whatever noise we made in 

 climbing over the boulders was more than ofJ- 



