The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-02
RIsKED LIFE FOR A LAMB.
A Girls Great Exploit In Colorado
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Buffalo Jones and his daughter have
been engaged by the United States Gov
eminent 10 capture alive six pairs of
mountain sheep 20 be forwarded to the
National Geological Gardens In Washing
ton.
The first capture was made last week by
Miss Jones herself. after desperate chase
over the eerie peaks and yawning chasns
OF the widest part OF Colorado. and after
risk OF life and limb which few men
would have dared TO take.
Buffalo Jones and his daughter Olive
are among the best known hunters in Colo
RADIO. Miss Jones has done what no woman
ever did before, and what would have &C.
CARED TO 10 other woman seriously 10
undertake
The MOI utain sheep is the most difficult
to approEeh-or even 10 gain sight of-of
all the wild animals on the American con-
tinent- He takes alarm a mile away. and
is OF like the wind across mountains which
would be inaccessible to any other ere at IRE
afoot.
A complete story of the young woman's
exploit has been telegraphed TO the Smith
sonian Institution at Washington, where
II viii go on record as one OF the most in
teresting and notable achievements in nat
ural history explorations in the West.
Buffalo Jones. on securing the contract
from the Government for the delivery of
the dozen sheep. applied to the State Gov
erament OF Colorado for permission 10
catch them in that State. The permission
was granted. in difference TO the wants of
the mOthef Government. As a rule il Is
unlawful 10 modest the animals ia Colo
rado and one or two adjoining States. not
outstanding that the law prohibition is
hardly necessary TO protect game which is
so extremely well able to save itself.
Jones then selected guide and took his
daughter as his assistant hunter.
On the morning of May % the hunters
espied far up on a high activity two OF
the precious prizes they were after. They
were a eve and a lamb
They will both be gone by the time we
get around there" declared Jones. THAT
eve is twenty miles away BY this time
Are you sure there's no way TO scale the
mountain on this side?''
1t did not need the guides assurance to
convince him, however. The ascent would
have taken them many hours of the most
perilous climbing. ever if they could have
stuck 10 the steep wall at all
So the three pursuers struck of hurried
iy TO 90 around the base of the mountain
and perhaps get up the opposite side to
the region where the smaller OF the TWO
sheep might have gone. They had no hope
Of seeing the eve again.
but the lamb they hoped might not be
able to leave the mountain they were on
in so short space of time. and they nut
what speed they could in their legs as
they clambered along the base until they
had half eircled IL and stood ready TO in
tereept the game If 1t should attempt 70
run by them
They searched the rocks on their side
without finding a hair of it,
Il know where he is said Miss Jones
suddenly
Where" asked her father.
He is hidiLf on the other side. in a
hole in the clifl,'' said the girl. He tooa
to the bare rocks after we left and got
part way up and then hid in a ledge"
Then We can't get him. said Buffalo.
his face showing his disappointment.
There isn't any use trying to break cur
necks climbing down a place that u,
couldn't climb up"
III climb down, all right said Miss
Jones I'm sure that sheep is there. and
as We came up here after Elm I think we'd
better get him Here. I'll tie this rope
around me and y,u men can let me down
on the other side When i find the sheep
I'll catch him and let you pull us both
up"
Buffalo Jones. placing the rope around
the girl with his own hands and satisfy
ing himself that everything was as safe
as precaution could make il. he and the
guide took firm hold of the rope. Miss
Olive stepped over the summit and slowly
and carefully the descent was begun.
There are few better mountain climbers
than Miss Olive Jones. With staff in ons
hand and coil of rope ID the ether she
picked her way down the bare rocks.