New-York tribune., 1905-02-05

the iron tent pegs hold in the rocky ground. I
now had ak days to shoot. and on the fifth day the
Following Incident occurred: Soon after daylight.
and when six miles away from camp. I deserted
one OF a bunch of wild goats. I some half a
mile off them, having been sitting down for some
minutes. scanning the horizon with my glasses,
when / noticed solitary female, evidently doing
sentinel by the regular way she was marching up
and down on ridge or rock some hundred yards
IN length 1t did not take long to stalk to with
III 200 yards OF her and search the ground for the
remainder which knew must be near; but how to
cross that 200 yards of shale and stones 10 the
shelter of the big rock the end of her beat was
a conundrum could not guess for L expected TO
see the herd on the far slope of the ridge upon
which she had her beat. / lay watching her Tor
fuly an hour. but no change made she from her
regular beat. Then noticed that she occasionally
dipped down about tho middle OF the ridge and was
out OF view for few seconds. 1 timed her; and
taking the average time she out of view 1 es-
timated that If 1 sprnted fast / could cross that
200 yards before she reappeared. So. watching my
opportunity when she again dipped from view
was up and ran hard for the huge bowlder at the
end OF her beat.
Il lay still TO recover my breath when l had
nearly reached the hOwlder and was covered by il
from her view. and then crept quietly close up and
peered round its right-hand edge to see the herd
expected standing and lying about. and one old
billy high up in torn tree, with his fore feet still
higher up, where he was nibblng the topmost
shoots Then there was general post for. with
out seeing or hearing me. they got my wind, the
old billy leapins right out Of the and standing
In the foreground quite close to me- the otherJ
scampering here, there and everywhere. and l.
waiting few seconds TO pick out the one with the
best horns. selected one they scampered on and
stood for q moment on the ledge before descending
down hundreds of precipitous feet. / Thought I
must nave missed, as running forward 20 tha
spot wheTe had stood the one / Iired at there was
nothing to\ De seen, only far down-aImost Yerti-
cally oown-were the herd descending and at last
they reached the bottom crossed "A whIte
loanlilg torrent-Which far below me- that
could not hear It's roar but only see IN as "a vvhIfa
woolIy looking Strickland the goats began to as
eend the opposite slope being 600 to 500 wards
on, when noticed one was tagging behind and
after while stopping to rest altogether
IT was hopeless Tor me 10 attempt 10 descend
In their tracks so. making detour OF q coupis or
miles, managed to reach the stream where thsv
had crossed, and soon found tracks of blood which
l followed slowly all day; then. dusk coming on /
had TO start back some five six miles 10 cansin
away, % take up the tracks again this beiTy tne
last day had Tor shooting as had to ao,ss , ny
days for my journey back. And luck favored me
for after tracking for about a mile my attention
was directed 20 an old crow perched on a roek
right up near the dead end of a rocky ravine and
knowing from experience these birds ara often sure
guides 20 carcass, proceeded 10 climb up 10 in
spect. and, sure enough found my goat quito dead
right at the end OF the ravine. cut of hts head
and together with the head or another shot later
that day, returned TO camp well pleased having
shot four markhor during my ak days of shoot
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