Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-06-10
MID GOALS IN ASIA nLnoR
Exciting sport FOi Huntsrs Among HC
 and Prrclpitous Mountains.

Hunting wild goats among Asia Minor mountains Is pretty much the same as mountain sheep hunting in tho Funeral range of mountains of California would be Tho goats arc
 wild and must be hunted with tho caution and discerument If the sheep hunter. There ara in tho Asia Minor region glaring rocks that re. feet tho feroo haat of toe sun into tho hunters face. while sudden showers often soak him to tho skin. Added to this, drinking water must De carried, and the Turk guide or bearer has much besides yo take, so Tn any event the supply k small. \ writer in the London Field tells something of his luck
 Tho rugged limestone moCn- tains, cuiminating in the lofty peak of TakhtaE. rise sheer from the sea. which. at the foot of The cliffs, is of great depth. The general appear ance of these mountains over hang. in: the sea k one of ba-o gray rock. sparsely dotted with dark folmged fir trees. but the ravires arc th.ckiy wooded just the place for tho goats.
 After climbing over these barren looking mountains, crawling up precipicss and cjgins down steep slopes for some hours tho hunters at last about midday saw four females in 60 rayiuo below. "Despairing of seeing any rams, an1 in tho hope of securing fresh meat, be coDtinues ''I decided to try a shot at Cne stand lug cn a rock almost perpendicular ly below noe. She was about ls0 wards distant and standing perfect ly still. but ] missed her clean, the bullet striking with & loud smack tho rock Uu whlch she was standing. It confused her, and instead of bolt ing down hlil, gs these goats usually lo. she c3mo clambering mp toward me. so, hastily slipping another car tTidgu lu. 1 got s second chance at s0 yards as she passed mo. She showed no signs uf being hit, but l found heavy blood trail beginning there. In sInto of the blood loss she lei us a long chase and eventually oyaded ls.
 But they found Der later unexpect- edly where sbc had had herself down. She jumped into tho scrub, and they never saw her again.
 It Is very often necessary to take of ones shoes To prevent the noise alarming tho game, and then one does think he k a tonderfoot. Cspe- cially when crossing the broken rocks. that are both bot and sharp. It k not stated why hunters do not wear soft leather mocCasinS, but it is probably because they are English men who mostly hunt thcrc.
 The Turks knew about whCro the goats would lie down, and So they went to bunch of rocks overlook ing the placo, and there they were two rams and several ewes. 3O1 yards away, already alarmed. but coming toward tho hunters instead of going away. The goats stopped when about 200 yards oil.
 Il prepared for a shot, the writ CT says. The two rams appeared to be of a size. and their broad curving horns looked worry fine. Itwas a long shot but as l fired the one shot at fell headlong of the rock and disap- peared in a small Crpyice. l very nearly got a shot at the second ram. but Barefooied though was, it did not take me long to reach my prize. The Turks pronounced him a fine 5-year-old ram. The horns were not so magnificent as an old rams horns, but they were 2l inches long over the curve. His legs were short and strong-just right for olimbing-and bis flesh was sur prisingly good. equal to the best of mutton. But l would rather have had a good old ram with n real big head. Next day the hunter arrived in the city of smyrna to wait for chance at the goats.