The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-14
Muntlas Rocky MOuniaIn sheep.

iunt after tho famous mountain sheep.
Ny compani, MS liked the idea of dash
It the "hard heads" and we all three set
,ut together. The sun met us as we all
Oiled up tie stetps, and IT WAS scarcely
half an hour high when Tn Frombe.
who was in advance, halted and pointing
u cliff half mile distant. said. There
they afe." We looked in the direction
Indicated, and saw group # four sheep
v waikiHg along the edge of u precipice.-
They had not yet d SO, Q ed us. and we
>iood still until they passed out of sight
behind ~oine prof citing rocks, and then |
ran as last as we could along line noun |
tain side until we were directly under
where We had seen our game. Carefully
'scehding from cra3 To eng, we were
not long in coming upon their fresh
tracks. Presently La rronhe pointed
TO the right, and there, standing ON
rock, scnrce v two hund, ed yards from
us were three large sheep. We each Sc
lected a sheep, End at n signal from La
Frpmbs we fired togrthe', ana when the
SIN Ike cleared away saw one sheep ly-
ing on the rock. / ran as fast IS could
up the rocks, aud arrived in time to see
the two other big horns going round the
blum quarter of "a mile off. La Frombe
had killed his game. but the Snntee and
| had nissel our marx. I, however, no.
tIced blood ON the stou 3s, and knowing
that one of the other two was wounded.
determined 10 follow them. Leaving La
Ernn IN. "A nd fha Sanfaa IN L. =, "a nd ur.Sa
the dead animal climbed from ravine
to ravine and rock to rock for nearly an
hour, and began to despair OF seeing my
game again, when l unexpectedly came
up II some blood and tracks. / SAW
where tho sheep had lain but few min-
utes hefnre, and ~ there WIS some soft
so at this point 80 l could follow tho
Racks, crdwl-d carefully along. had
b gan 10 descend little, with view of
getting among soipr scrubbI pines near
by, in order the better TO shield myself
from opsorrat.oiI, ana just AS 1 reached
them, l saw a stately ram walking slow
~ along Il ledge Of rocks, closely follow
ed toy "a small eve. | was yet tOo far
away t. siioOt with precision, and sto3d
still until they turned they turned the
rack. They were moving parallel with
me. and now hastened TO get ahead |
them. if possible. After getting ono OF
40 rails, and nearly breaking my gun
and neck over thes ones, perceiN ed tn.
sheep nearly above me, and not ovor twc
hundred yards u staut. | craw led 10 tiit
edge of tGe rock, and selecting an open
spot, where knew the sheep woulC
pass, rested my gun. In moment they
appeared, and when the ram came 0ppo
site the end of my rifle, fired. The OH
fellow dropped, rolled ovor, turned upon
his horns and fell over forty feet, light
ins ON Lis heads lie was itspt rately
wounied, but still able to rise. AS lac
steadied himself for another jump, i'ul
third bail inlO him, nd hG lny uowl
upon the rocks. l scrambled up tp him
and when he saw me he mace ce7p' raie
ellurts to ge; upon his ieel. lie lay upon
his side, his great red eyes rolling
iercely. When L went Lear him lie
u.eat d pitGousiA, and struck win his
fpretre;. at the same time tossing his
great horns sava9eiy about. l tried
lor some time to get hold of him, moi
Wishing Ia shoot him again as had but
Two chaig, $ l'it i'll my gun, and L had
lett my am : unition- belt lehind, i'll or
der To Climb the better. Every ti.iIe
approached lie struck at ms, unlil, i.nal'
ly losing my PATIENCE, pounced upon
him from behind, aud seizins hold o
une of his hnrus, attempted To draw rlt
hunling-k k nlit across his throat. Throw
ing back his h, all with strength tina
surprised me-, he struck me with nli
horn on the knee, and almost hrokr my
leg. Il WAS only after a seN ere struggle
that was able TO drive my knfe into
his neck and finish hiIl-
Whom had killed the ram loOker
} up, and there stood the doe, hardly tit
" wards distant. She had b.en looking
at the death of her mate, and u, W, even
as looked at her, bnu nded nimb.y Hw:,
/ over the rocks. l fired SHOT after her
but it did NOT hit her, and / sat dowl
perfectly satisfied with my ram.
hdS hOl AOhB SiShoifhb 'is NCh'D~'
ions, and presently heard The long ''lal
la-ho!' OF La Frombe, who was coming
up the sleeps below me.
, mad my sheep skinned and dresss'
, hy The time they came up, and the pin
aiioruing favorable place. we rut OF
so he ui tho choice bils, roasted them ol
the Goals, and dined.
We we're all three very tired, am
having had enough of sheep hunting 70
4 one iay, we re-tei for couple of hours
and then pHo kIg Jur nleat on our backs
began tho descent. 1t was quite lat
when We reached cur camp, and AS W
were weary, and bruised by many fal
rsceivsd during the day, we soon wen
: To ted.
*H.,rting the Rorky Mountain shenl
il tie only sport that appr"xlniaies Il
+ aEv thing like the iamous chalnOiS hunt
Z, tng of oldpn times. The li.'-n of ties
III. ep L. very good hut they are exceed
lny,y difficult to- kill. When pursued
~ tile hunter, or wounird, they WI
irtauerily throw them elves nNer pre-
, cipic.s fifty feet high, and light on ihei
horns. apparently without hurting
' themselves an the iras'.
: MIR. Beidon gives Ia the above sketcf
/ u perf. city natural and Orrect accOun
. II a Rocky Mnnn .ain sheep hunt,
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