Show wrecked boat salvaged in 0 river canyon vernal Borit boatmen men secure curious animal trophies supposed cross of goat and mountain sheep last week by another perilous trip through ladore canyon frank swain and qua bus hatch accompanied by oarn garn swain and find royce mowrey recovered the wrecked boat which was lost last september when tho the parties niada made a 9 trip through three canyons of the green riv III the boat which cost 75 and supplies and equipment valued at maze more was recovered intact they were wera equipped with feet wire cable strong chains and two block and tackle Ia fastening to huge rocks they soon pulled the boat out of the w water a ter and repairs made in two hours bours more ready for the trip homeward the two boats the next day were manned to tho the mouth ot of the gorge in the dinosaur nation al monument from which place they were mere brought to vernal by trucks while on the trip they saw a bond bd 0 of f nire head of what they supposed were goats apparently quite tame aiming at two of the bucki bucks they brought down what now rov appears to bo be an animal which Is a cross between a wild ild mountain sheep and tame goats one of the animals was of a black color with a fc few lighter tighter spots while the other one was as of a grey color and had a number of quits large nearly white spots over oer the body the shaggy hair which 1 Is neither a wool like a sheep nor soft and fleecy like a goat goa is bs much itka that of an animal or very iery tine fine deer hair and Is straight and ale on both animals the lc longest ingest what one might term hair Is 14 inches in length the horns which are more than four inches at the base are flattened and heavy starting straight back from the head ltv ahry y appear as monstrous goat horns but about a foot foa back bacic straight outward and are am turned but not nc t curved like a true rocky mountain horns creating a very cur loua inus appearance to the animals hend head they ney report that all of the animals could have ben tilled killed easily there was one buck and six ewes left in the herd it Is not known whether there are more or not milton hacking who Is well acquainted quain ted with the wild life of the mou mountain wain gleet section tion phil it sting bt ingham and lynne ashton are of the opinion that the above described ani anibale male are at least ten years yean old and probably much more it Is recalled by a number of the older settlers that about TO 10 years ago there was a large herd ot of goo goats ta running on douglas mountain near this section and in the rainbow aric section ua W Is pol tor for some of this herd to have strayed away and reverted to the wild stage inthe in the wild and nearly in accessible ladore lodore canyon it Is also fully possible for the supposed cross between the goats and the mountain sheep to have occurred claim those who are acquainted with the habits of these animals at any rate more will be le ed of the existing animals and the next hunting will be with the ule camera trophies will be made of the heads and pelts |