THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN 79 
horns. Although scarce now, they once were com' 
mon all the way from Mexico in the south to Alaska 
in the far north. They have always lived in the mourn 
tains, near the tops of mountains, where the scenery 
is grandest and the scrubby leaves and grass grow 
more to their liking. I think we may always regard 
the bighorn as America’s finest mountaineer.” 
