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ter of a mass of rocks and 

 crags. We mapped out our 

 route and started in pursuit. 

 Eor some time we kept 

 together. While skirting 

 along a narrow ledge above 

 a cliff, liilly became fright- 

 ened and trembled so I 

 feared he would loose his 

 hold. I told him to keep 

 his eyes above him. Ho 

 said he knew he should do 

 so, but it was so far down 

 he could not help looking 

 there. After a few min- 

 utes' rest we went on. and 

 soon were out of our great- 

 est danger. 



" It took an hour and a 

 half to climb to the point 

 where we were to separate. 

 Billy then followed up a 

 canyon to the right of the 

 sheep, while I made a 

 detour to the left, intending to get above 

 them. Progress would have been easier 

 had we been able to take advantage of 

 favorable places without being seen. We 

 knew that at the first sign of danger the\- 

 would take to the inaccessible peaks, and prob- 

 ably cross the range. Our plan was that Billy 

 should creep close to the lamb and conceal 

 himself, while I worked between it and the 

 other sheep, then, when they were out of its 

 sight behintl the rocks we would scare them, 

 and immediately advance on the lamb. 



" The ])lan worked admirably. Some hard 

 climbing was necessary before I reached a 

 suitable position. Rising, I allowed the sheep 

 to see me, and an instant later they were 

 bounding up the mountain. The lamb was 

 on a narrow shelf, and by creeping up front 

 both sides we blocked all chances of its escape. 

 It scampered back and forth, but did not at- 

 tempt to jump over the ledge. W'e worked 

 slowly, and it c|uieted down until at last it ran 

 into Billy's arms, and was our cajjtive. 



" It took its capture as a matter of course, 

 and did not bleat or struggle until we started 

 for camp. In descending difficult jilaces one 

 would climb down, and the other hand him 

 the lamb and the guns. I carried the lamb, 

 and its heart beat so rapidly we paused many 

 times for it to rest and become quiet before 

 reaching camp." 



This specimen was a male, a beautiful little 

 creature not more than a day old, io'_> inches 

 high at the shoulders, weight 8'S pounds. He 

 scampered about with remarkable agility. He 

 was attached to I licks, and followed him from 



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place to place, but when I attempted to care 

 for him while Hicks ate, he became restless 

 and bleatetl like a domestic lamb. 



Like all young ungulates he stood with his 

 feet braced well apart, and attempted to jump 

 over obstacles instead of going around them. 

 .As he was warm, we waited before feeding 

 him, then gave him his first meal of condensed 

 milk, '4 milk to ■;<; water, from a nursing bot- 

 tle. Feeding proved to be an awkward under- 

 taking, as the lamb did not understand what 

 was wanted. Half an hour after arriving in 

 camp, and about fifteen minutes after feeding, 

 he was taken with diarrhea. 



Using poplar saplings, we made a corral 

 about ten feet square, and placed him in it, but 

 he was not contented unless some one was 

 near. Whenever I left, even if for a minute 

 only, he ran back and forth, bumping his head 

 against the bars, bleating, and attempting to 

 jump out. At night I made my bed in one 

 corner of the ])en, and as I expected, he shared 

 it. He lay close to my face, and frequently 

 snuffed at it. At last becoming sleepy, he 

 closed his eyes and at each throb of the heart 

 his head sank lower and lower until it rested 

 on my cheek. It was a windy night, and at 

 every strong blast he awoke with a start and 

 sniffed my face, bleating frequeiul\'. I could 

 not move without disturbing him. and often 

 lay in one position imtil my bones ached. 



T got little rest until five o'clock in the morn- 

 ing, and then had not more than an hour's 

 sleep until " little Billy," as we named him, 

 was walking all over me. He was very nim- 

 ble, .sometimes trying to jump out of the en- 



