American Big Game in its Haunts 



Desert. So far as I know, these are all in the first 

 ranges above the desert, and do not extend above 

 the pinon belt. These barren hills are dry, broken 

 and steep, with very little water, and except for the 

 stock men, who have herds grazing on the western 

 edge of the desert, they are very seldom disturbed. 

 Along the line of the old Carriso Creek stage road 

 from Yuma to Los Angeles, between Warner 

 Pass and the mouth of Carriso Creek where it 

 reaches the desert are several water holes where 

 sheep have, up to 1897, at least, regularly watered 

 during the dry season. 



"I have known of several being killed by stock 

 men there during the past few years, by watching 

 for them about the water. As a rule, the country 

 is too dry, open and rough to make still-hunting 

 successful. At the same time I think they would 

 have been killed off long since except for reinforce- 

 ments received from across the line in Lower Cali- 

 fornia. 



"Up to 1894 a few sheep were found as far up 

 the range as Mt. Baldy, Los Angeles county, and 

 they may still occur there, but I cannot be sure. 

 One or two of the larger ranges west of the Colo- 

 rado River, in the desert, were, two years ago, 

 and probably are still, blessed with a few sheep. 

 I have known of two or three parties that went 



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