The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15
soon had on our shoulders. heading back 70


CO IN we came In view OF the place
At where We had left the other
- II party We sighted some sheep
feeding along in their direction, and were
satisfied that Mr.. Lee had also seen them.
and was Keeping quiet so that they Nigh,
come in range. 1t proved TO be a ncck
OF ewes and lambs, and one OF them had
sighted Us and was moving or In another
direction when Mr.. Lee, seeing his only
chance was 20 head them on climbed out
OF his rocky hiding place and. although he
was in fun view, slipped along the rocks
Ike panther and picked out beautiful
lamb which he wanted for a specimen.
AT the first crack Of the rife IL went
Down. The others In the flock started
back up the mountain and ran within
about 800 yards OF where Mrs. LEE was
concealed She stood up straight and off,
hand planted a ball in the shoulder Of one
Of the fleeing animals. 1t dropped In Its
tracks.
The next shot she stunned another
sheep. which seemed bound 10 the spot
where IL was Standing. She moved little
farther around the rocks to get a clear
sight OF H. and with four OF us watching
her. sent 4 hall true 30 the mark ard
her second sheep fell within a few yards
" the first one. TO say that she was
proud Of her success. and that We were
proud Of her does not begin TO express H.
The Indians were Wild In their praise Of
Madam AMI seemed as delighted as her
husband myself
The first animal was skinned very care
fully. 10 be mounted as a companion for
the large one Mr.. Leo had KILLED the year
previous They now have the complete
set, male. female and lamb. and q beau
stat group it viii make. all killed with
their own rifles.
Mr.. Ire had his camera and took sew
eral pictures Of his wife. in her hunting
costume. standing BY her first sheep.
We arrived at camp aboy o'clock and
sat around the campfire until nearly L. re-
counting the days hunt and eating broiied
mutton placed on q sharpeaea stick and
held over the Goals think the two In
dams sat up and ate mutton all night.
oCcIro HE ne&t day was Sunday and
II there was very little work don.
except hanging Up the meat and
liking the skins 40 they could lie carried
down safely. Almost any woman would ha
sfrissed with Mrs. Lees success In killing
two mountain sheep but shs said she had
come long. hard trip 10 &c, the bes,
specimens or the mountain and she was
going 70 get them. 50 Monday morning a
little before o'clock. found everyone In
camp ready for another DAYS march.
breakfast over, guns ali cleaned and oiled.
so that there would be no mistake should
Ee get In range Of the bigho-ns We were
nov after. o'clock found US across the
first mountain. and 10 found uw On the
crest Of another. Il was a sold windy
tay, and the sheep kept eiess To the crazs
anf IN the deep rasfnes and IL was selto.r,
that ne could even get sight Of them
Mr.. Lee and myself sscsied 20 70 ars,,us
aigh rocky mountain and try ana ara
ogt where The aid fellows were kesuinx
Themselves
We kept tas wind ia our favor. ana
after quite a. little tramp heard Mr.. lea
say, Drop. and locking around I saw he
had suited the action TO the word ana +
got down a. quickly as could He point
81 - tas rav!ne below IS AMI saw from
their great branching hsads that there
we're several old Honarchs IN the crowd
We lag gsrFenriy still for aorn. time ma.
IS ih@ quarry had sighted -. they seemed
somewhat uneasy
II S2s rs0w q boh move 70 get In range
as Ss were Ia full sfEst OF them hs,r A.
ereSt OF cur haa4s and Enenr over .ne
sharp rocks fer several hundred yards W.
~ ss egt the mountain between US md
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