the course of a conversation ith him on the subject of their habits he pointed to the front of a about feet high which is only eight or ten degrees out of the perpendicular there said he i followed a band of them fellows to the back of that rock yonder and expected to capture them all for i thought i had a dead thing on them i got behind them on a narrow bench that runs along the face of the wall near the top and comes to an end where they could n t get away without falling and being killed but they jumped off and landed all right as if that were the regular thing with them what n said i jumped feet perpendicular did you see them do it f � no he replied i did nt see them going down for i was behind them but i saw them go off over the brink and then i went below and found their tracks where they struck on the loose rubbish at the bottom they just sailed right off and the wild sheep landed on their feet right side up that is the mud of animal they is � beats anything else that goes on four legs on another occasion flock pursued by hunters retreated to another portion of this same cliff where it is still higher and on being followed they were seen jumping down in perfect order one behind another by two men who happened to be where they had a fair view of them and could watch their progress from top to bottom of the precipice both and made the frightful descent extraordinary concern the rock closely the of half falling wild sheep jumping a the mountains op half leaping movements by striking at short intervals and holding back with their rubber feet upon small and until near the bottom when they sailed off into the free air and alighted on their feet but with their bodies so nearly in a position that they appeared to be it appears therefore that the methods of this wild become clearly as soon as we make ourselves acquainted with the rocks and the kind of feet and muscles brought to bear upon them the and indians are or rather have been the most successful hunters of the wild sheep in the regions that have come under my own observation i have seen large numbers of heads and horns in the of mount and the beds where the indians had been in stormy weather also in the of the opposite s valley while the heavy arrow heads found on some of the highest peaks show that this warfare has long been going on in the more accessible that stretch across the desert regions of western and considerable numbers of indians used to hunt in company like of wolves and being perfectly acquainted with the of their and with the habits and instincts of the game they were pretty successful on the tops of nearly every one of the mountains that i have visited i found small nest like built of stones in which as i afterward learned one or more indians would lie in wait while their the wild sheep the below knowing that the alarmed sheep would surely run to the summit and when they could be made to approach with the wind they were shot at short range indians hunt in q wild sheep still larger bands of indians used to make extensive upon some dominant mountain much frequented by the sheep such as mount grant on the range to the west of lake on the mountains of some particular spot situated with reference to the well known of the sheep they built a high walled with long guiding wings from the and into this they sometimes succeeded in driving the noble game great numbers of indians were of course required more indeed than they could usually muster mounting in children and all they were compelled therefore to build rows of hunters out of stones along the ridge tops which they wished to prevent the sheep from crossing and without the sagacity of the game these were found effective for with a few live indians moving about excitedly among them they could hardly be distinguished at a little distance from men by any one not in the secret the whole ridge top then seemed to be alive with hunters the only animal that may fairly be regarded as a companion or rival of the sheep is the rocky mountain goat which as its name is more than goat he too is a brave and hardy crossing the wildest and the storms but he is shaggy short legged and much less dignified in than the sheep his jet black horns are only about five or six inches in length and the long white hair with which he is covered the expression of his limbs i have never yet seen a single specimen in the though possibly a few flocks may have lived on mount a comparatively short time ago the of these two are pretty the wild sheep distinct and they see but little of each other the sheep being mostly to the dry inland mountains the goat or to the wet snowy laden mountains of the coast of the continent in washington british and probably more than dwell on the icy of mount and while i was exploring the of i saw flocks of these admirable nearly every day and often followed their through the of bewildering in which they are excellent guides three species of deer are found in � the black white and mule deer the first mentioned is by far the most abundant and occasionally meets the sheep during the summer on high meadows and along the edge of the timber line but being a forest animal seeking shelter and its young in dense it seldom visits the wild sheep in its 