The Red Cloud chief., 1886-09-17

countabIc Reason the iiock b-.cane
s:ampctIcd AMI rushed away like the
whiriwihd. On they carnc pcil-nlell
u the edge of the ciiii. which was cut:
sharp into L perpendicular decline OF
fully fifteen hundred feet. The lead
crs paused. but there was no help for
it. The rear guard crowded them
over. and the entire flock went neck
orer heels down into space. II was no
doubt a curiOu, sight to see three hum
drcd mountain sheep doubled up into
balls and falling over such i lofty
precipicc. Down they came. n after
another. until the whole band had
made the awful jump. A. thi. Wa,
such a frightful leap for any breathing
or, Azure 10 make and live. it il no;
surprising To know that thirteen on, Of
the three hundred were killed by the
conclusion. The cowboys of the ranch
secured the meat. which they declared
far superior TO their choice Montana
steers.
Some Of the mountain-,hccp horns
| attain a rcmar Able size. One pair
brought into this fort last February by
a Cheyenne Indian measured seven
teen inches in circumference, although
only forty inches in length. The ram
from which they were taken was n
splendid specimen. weighing over two
hundred pounds. and stood. when erect.
nearly UP to a mans shoulders. Being
such a wary animal. the following
story Of the capture Of a Biz Horn
by Mr.. r. +. Baker. 4 Pennsylvania
gentleman. who has a ranc., near
Boulder. in the western part a the
Territory. will seem mos, strange and
surprising. Tn. story comes we'll au-
th.nticatcd, and ther: can be- no Iuc--
ton about il, vcraciiy. Mr.. Baker ar-
tualiy accomplished the singular feat
of catching and holding by hi, unaided
strength a wild Rocky mountain sheep
-a eve. lie cam. upon her ut the foot
of a -Ioping bank which led M to a
steep but NJ: very high cliff Of rimrock.
Hi dog. Of the shepherd breed. trained
for hunting. WAS following. and when
it saw the sheep pursued il up the bank
10 the elf, where il stood AT bay, max
ing demonstrations ut the dog. which
w,s prompt in returning them.
Mr.. Baker sent Il man who accOmpa-
nicdthcm haca toih- house. aIuartcrof
4 mile away. for Il gun. Will. hc WAS
away Baker made 4 sneak on the
sheep and came around Oh top Of the
cliff above the animal. whose attention
VA, still occupied with the dog. From
this vantage point he dropped aStride
of lis back. and gra>ping ii around the
neck with his arm held it firmly; but
the wild d~cnizcn of the mountains was
no: to be conquered so easily. and 1
i~~rria- brrau- in which Mr.. Baker
~ara'"i. just ~ they reached tn
ground where it was lcv., the man
with the gun arrived on horseback.
trailing behind a long >incw lariat.
Happy thought. BY the aid Of the
rope the mountain eve w,S bound and
taken 10 the house. But il refused Ia
eat, and from %>iraining on the rope ~
CURED constant watching To prevent il
from choosing 70 death. Mr.. Baker
was ia hopes of getting lamb that h-
could domc,tira,r; but finding that ,hc
eve WAS barren and thin in flesh, be-
sides pining for her mountain home. q
few days aftcrward he turned her
loose. when sh. t!~i toward the
mountains from whence sh. was capt
urnd. bounding like 4 rubber ball from
"nincncc &" emincncc until lost to
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