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fights; sometimes two contests were in progress 

 at once. In the end a few rams were driven off 

 without mates, while three or four rams each 

 led off from one to five ewes. 



Over the greater part of their range the wild 

 mountain sheep are threatened with extermina- 

 tion. They are shot for sport and for their flesh, 

 and are relentlessly hunted for their horns. 

 But the mountain sheep are a valuable asset 

 to our country. They are picturesque and an 

 interesting part of the scenery, an inspiration 

 to every one who sees them. 



Says Mary Austin: — 



" But the wild sheep from the battered rocks, 

 Sure foot and fleet of limb, 

 Gets up to see the stars go by 

 Along the mountain rim." 



Fortunate is the locality that perpetuates 

 its mountain sheep. These courageous climbers 

 add much to the ancient mountains and snowy 

 peaks; the arctic wild gardens and the crags 

 would not be the same for us if these moun- 

 taineers were to vanish forever from the heights. 



