The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-21

pitched forward but recovered himself
and crossed over She ridge out OF sight
We jumped and slid down into the "a
vine again. ana clambered mp the op-
posite side n fast rs our lungs and
slippery ice would let US: then taking
the trail OF the wounded ram we trot-
ted along. We had not far TO 20: for
as expected. We fouud MIN lying on
his side . couple Of hundred yards be-
yond the ridge. his eyes already giazed
In death. The bullet had gone In BE-
hind the shoulder and ranged clean
through his body cDosswise. going q
little forward: NO animal less tough
than mountain ram could have gone
any distance at all with such q wound.
He had most oshsingly run round to
q part Of the hill where we could bring
up one Of the horses without very
much dimeulty. Accordingly brought
up old Nanitou. who can carry any
thing and has 10 fear. and the big
horn was soon strapped scross his
back. 1t was q One ram. with perfect
H-shaped but not very large horns.
The other ram, two years old. With
small horns. had bounded over the
ridge before I could get q shot at him:
We followed his trail for half q mile,
but as no showed no signs Of hating
and we were anxious to get home We
then gave up the pursuit.
1t was still early In the day. and No
made mp our minds to push back for
the home ranch, n We did not wish
to be csught ont In long storm. The
lowering sky was already overcast BY
4 mass OF leaden-gray clouds: and II
was evident that We had NO time to
lose. In q little over an hour we were
back at the log camp, where the ram
was shifted from Manitou's back to
the blackboard. A very few minutes
sufnced to pack up our bedding and
rifleld and rode on ahead. not spar
ing the horses; but before we got home
the storm had burst. ana . furious
blizzard blew In our teeth N we gal
Hoped along the last mile Of the river
bottom, before coming to the homo
ranch house: and - We warmed our
stiffened limbs before the log AEo. I
congratulated myself upon the success
full outcome Of what knew would be
the last hunting trip should take dur.
ing that season.
The death Of this ram was accom-
plished without calling for any veey
good shooting on our part. He was
standing still. less than q hundred
yards OF. when the shot was cred: and
we came across him 20 close merely BY
accident. Still, We fairly deserved our
luck, for we had hunted with the most
patient and painstaking care from
dawn till nightfall for the better part
Of three days. spending most Of the
time In climbing at a smart rate Of
speed up sheer cliffs and over rough
and slippery ground. SdIlhunting the
ig-horn Ii always Q toflsome and labo-
rtous task. and the very bitter weather
during which we had been out had not
lessened the dimcuity Of the work.
though in the cold It was much lees ex-
hauting than 1t would have been to
have hunted across the same ground
in summer. No other kind Of hunting
does AZ much to bring out the good
qualities, both moral and physical. Il
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keeps at 1t. It 10 bound to make him
both hardy and resolute: to strengthen
his muscles and all out his lungs.
Mountain mutton Is in the fall the
NEST delicious eating furnished BY any
game animal. Nothing else compares
with 1t for juiciness. tenderness. and
flavor: but at all other times Of the
year it is tough. strinGy. and worthless.
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