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Soughurst
1939
Itinerary
Aug. 19 Troy Cr., 5400 ft.
He had seen a number of sheep.
He had seen one bunch of about
ten there only two yrs. previously.
He also said that he had seen
a number of sheep all along
the Granite Mts. and that several
had been seen near his ranch.
He then showed me the mounted
head of a large ram he had killed
near the ranch two yrs. ago. This
ram had wide flaring horns and
a very dark bluish grey coloration,
very suggestive of a stone sheep. It
had been killed late in October.
During the winter, he told us,
the sheep come down out of the
high mts. into the foothills.
We then drove on toward
Troy Cr. stopping at two ranches
on the way to enquire about
sheep. At both places they
told me of having seen sheep
in the foothills during the winter
but that they had seen none
for several yrs. Domestic sheep
are only ranged on the east side
of the Granite Mts. and cattle only.