Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-19

~" sney were slowly working TOWARD
nao.. sioving In my turn slowly, so as 10
| rnins aneni, L soon crouched' behind d
| In haIs ,oeh and awaited their approach
shot' and / could see that there were a
rasni,.s1 ewes, and two lambs. / had
| pl'eu 10 bag a ram for myself and
| a ,.,nh lou expressed desire to obtain
sIstanno ana eve for his collection. The
| seemed ween We sheep and myself
| iaras so l felt reasonably certain OF
| na',IJ n'ns three or four over before they
oould get out Of range,
r e.nS wing a careful sight on the ram,
81, without waiting TO note the re-
| harrai ,nseW fresh cartridge into the
go anu drew bead on a fat eve be-
lore the report Of NV first shot had
,ht'o echo among the distant crags.
'iHu IOuowed the second as quickly
as ! could work the lever OF my rne
compr,as over the rock, / saw the sheep
and Is, ,D"ard me on the run. The eve
tho,,,, ,t'ino mao fallen, but the ram, al
ehoush apparently badly wounded. was
h, 1,iiOellhg over the rocks, shaking his
sid hoIhs and swaying unsteadily from
siue 10 SIDE Fearing TO lose him. I shot
doo,ut n' mhen ne lurched forward and went
oy,er q, o"S steep descent. rolling over and
ar ~ MS struggle to regain footing.
having brought down my game. /
,.,erst ~. ~. congratulated myself that my
moISt troubles were over. but the mistake
"a. aS SOON apparent. The excitement of
s siie nunt passing, / awoke TO the con-
which - VI Singing pain in my feet,
were bleeding from a dozen cuts,
tor mad been obliged to remove my shoes
d 90 oIuer 10 follow the sheep with any
IeSIee OF safety. Making nv way pain
Iuiy over the sharp and ragged rocks.
~ snu do"n hundred or more yards to
GU pace Where lay the bodies of the
iine, made a careful Examination of my
~ 10y, wishing TO see in what respect
. sie dhIHaIs Tor which had travelled go
h9fIy miles differed from others of their
found that the white sheen Of Alaska
bear a striking resembIanne 70 tba bio1
no, sneep Of the Rockies. except that
LII III hdlr II or pure white OF a fine
SHithy texture, and from six to eight inches
s son leaving the animals, L went in
hundred feet further down the mountair-
sue sue. during his struggles he had wedged
iIiHseI DetWeen two rocks and Law with
MS MS rect In the air. having been shot
, rnto . the shoulder and neck. 1t did
not require a second glance TO assure me
mat l had secured a splendid spacimen
ne OLD Fellow must have been the leader
OF the herd. He was much larger than
one eve, weighing about $50 pounds. In
eSeiy way, except as to the hair. he
SneeD. m
o ong sILe ana shape of his horns, the
coior OF the eyes, and the general shane
ana contour of limbs and body.
ny work was finished, the day waned.
ana II was little to my mind TO be caught
alone In the gathering night of that
bleak and desolate region. aeon ieft
lhe sheep Just as they were. to make INV
way PACK TO camp with all possible speed
1esalnlng the spot where / had left NV
I IiftScn;,t replaced them and began the
Innr anu lortuous return to the pla-
leau where we had passed the previous |
lisht Arriving at the camp. / found |
professor Dyche and the Indian eating |
-heir supper Of biscuit, coffee and the |
I meat OF a eve; which the guide had |
md ram, while Dyche had brought |
Town good-sized lamb. at which he :,
proudly pointed. / allowed them the graf |
hcaton OF their pride until my hunger
vas satisfied. finding the meat OF the eve
u as me mayor as | had ever tasted.
after listening to a description Of their
lunt. which closely resembled my own.
asked them to go with me al dav-
freak and help secure the bodies of the
hree sheep / had left on the mountain
Returning on the following morning
removed the hides Of tho sheen. and
aking as much of the meat as we could
AIRY, We retraced our steps to the camp
'arefully packing the heads and skins.
We lost no time in returning TO our first
amp on the shore OF the Knik river
Whence we embarked in the Indians
anoe for the trading station. fifteen
niles below. A few days spent at the
ost, hunting and fishing I'm the neigh
orhood, concluded my sojourn at Cook
Met and laden with my booty, l return
d by steamer to Sitka.
Twenty years of my life have been
assed in hunting and travelling through
ne West up the Mackenzie river. and
trough the Yukon District, but I do
OF hesitate 70 say that never I'm my
Experience have l come upon n more
angerous place 10 the hunter or a more
llIlcuIt pace or access than the rallying- |
rounds of the white sheep OF Cook |
llet."