The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
Hunting Antelop. In the EocEi-s-,FIn~ sport
Above the Perpe tunI snow Line.
from II, 1ir ,yo L.r -Oc.nn.

From 'h' ~" iyo I.',-Ocnn".
The true way To hunt the big horned sheen
rs we'll as tho mountain ant"lru" or " Mnjamn
Montana. Is to 70 UP to their own STAMPING
places and meet them in their own altitude:
SNOW district. Tho range Of mountains ~.
crn SLOPE o: tho giant Kock ill., ami about sixty
miles duo north OF the YELLOWSTONE National
Park boundary tine. 1t was II famous place for
mountain Snrep and at tho loot ol these lofty
piles ARE lso to hc found nc"f the rnrest OF
game birds. the American. slruc" partridge.
the topm"st peaks Of the Eockirs the win,i
howled and reared around us in il manner l
rnE u cInr D' M ing FIN
standing who's" welcome beams and cheering
, ays our nortan,%,, thcrmom.t"r registered a
II grew warmer. however. in n little while.
and our mountain friend rylressi,. willing
riIcd, to break camp without delay and e" to n
still higher altitude in search OF the noble
game animal W" werr after.
Hobbs brought down fne specimen 81 thu,
Iig Horn ianilyIn monster ram. carried
gear that mus, have weighed nearly rs much
Wo saved the horns and throw the cnrcass
.iwav. troop OF seventeen or eighteen now
nEncared. InnIping from crag IT, cilr and from
cllf 20 craE. but they wer" too far away and
their total disappearance u moment later
settled the aucstIon Of q trial shot in favor 81
@ S How Srpsi nt" view ir '' N t" "t the
right. and, MS luck would have it. he. came
nH boz, airscy ~ sfc in until
he t reached roint nn""i 90" wards diss""H
When here he paused and sn''el the, mir n few
prorc"h furthnr or retire hut it was \ fatal
moment for him. as Jim : r. mt sight Ind becn
os 4e ,"ng out wh .
thousand rcv"rberations. Down tumhlcd the
,Dfs, Il
lis body 20 whirling and Spinning around
until It strlr; bottom many thousands ~ feet
below Us. AMI entirely beyond the possibility
Two hours later. when wchad climbed some,
what n"aror heaven. nnl had solicited soft
slowly into slEhtt e, Hn tn; h; summit Of nknifo;
Their" impudcntly gazing ut us. MS II wonder
ing what In, the world cOu ID have brought US
fnr s"m n?m" hg WIS t nr distant for
Jim,,s smooth bore. 30 the pleasure OF rnp,ur;
ing him; II TINT were p9s.iile, fell to me and
Down | dropped as II bctor" thu. butts Mt
Creedmoor; and. making sawl,ucs Of my
esFies the sg4 asr a I..
nalslesd. and, being sure Of stsnllness With.
trigger. - All three of MS saw the buffet strike
but I, fsI q pnmhsr Of yards short. The ami
Quickly raising the elevation to what /
judged the correct range. lt0fk careful. steady
aim once more AMI pulled OF hs three pounds
without tlinch. This incl 10 bullet struck
Mt the goat : feet. md knot :od the soft trap
rock in IL shower all over HIM. Like q fash no |
; prnnG out Of sight backward: and SO sudden |
was the movement that ! was sure must |
linye hit him. |
for In his place. os II BY magic. .sprang the |
pare;t specimen Of tho AlbnC goat that hsd
IN his launches Ike "a dog. and complacently |
proceeded to eye us and the surrounding coun- |
Try. Where ho cnmo from or where the other |
had gone to hnd no time to consider. for |
Hobbs MT my elbow was screechtng In my ear: |
- Now'a your chance! give 1t y him. Tor you've
got your elevate IN dead sure"
ACTED upUn tins nug .rHtion without delay
l'aisinG tho elevation nul' u point. again took
NY ste tdy, long range position. set the little
lack bead on the bsautlfu! white forehead.
Dok III" ,tcaliest III aims. and without y
remor pulled the trigger. Inc smoke Pulled
away, and NO both Snw the snow-white anil
nal pitch suddenly Ion ware ANA tumble down
he rocks into the treeiops far below. Neither
Hobbs nor myself had rv,'' seen u member ri
his species of the gent family. although VIZ
mi heard moro stories about them. around
I'D timers camp hires. than ihcIr ,Iaatt hlvo
)een actual creatures In existence to furnish II
'ubjects for those narratives.
And although we suspected the nature OF the
,ad scrambled over and doWn TIE rocks % To