The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-13
~ THE LAND or TINE MA cKEEET.


Chance gave me one day an agreeable COM
panon. We idly wasted time among the foot
hills Of the Rocky Mountains; fishing for trout
IN clear brooks 81 cold water; camping in bits
~ evergreen; shooting deer. tho black-tailed
and the whita-nilrd; shooting antelope and
Elk. and trying To shoot moose. We driitod
slowly northward. Uncncumbered with bag
gage. we had no cure. Every instant was keen
" enjoyed. My companion was an eN-con-
samptl,c from an Eastern state. who owned
nothing hut his horse. rife. and fishing tackle.
Lie to him WIS merely holiday. to be enjoyed
II possible. but under no circumstances to be
worried over Our original purpose was to 20
tp 81. Mary's Lake. near the British boundary
lne-a lake which had heard one white man
and several half breeds describe rs tho most
beautiful in the world-and there to fish and
hunt. While talking one night ma VIZ lay in our
blankets ON the Uppcr MIR River Warner pro-
pissed that we should divcrge north into nu-
p 'rt's Land and see an Indian trade" ut one
ul the Belize River trading posts. The talk was
brief. agreed to 20. so the next day we wan
drred nOrthward in cur careless happy fash
bon. We hunted. We ilshcd II VIZ were sue
s.ful we had plenty to eat; II unsuccessful,
W went hungry. Tho perfect independence
aud lazincss Of the trim pleased me- The pure
AZ. the strong winds that constantly blew. tho
cold. pure water. the cNuhcrant animal life. tho
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Mnhnd lcit tho foothills at the Mix River and
uuWiscly gone into the mountains. where
t.1nt diet of fool hens" reduced Us To a proper
knowledge Of the difference between foot hill
in and lifo in the heart Of tho Rocky range.
O tho fourth day We rode into sarvice
Try p"''"' p,s"ouhuhg we began 10 eat
s""' lux "p",.. soon WIS somewhat u's'om-
-" =" f'i warner rue to""ru me- shouting
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lovely water rode raniilv % ,L, - 49,,
of tbcunnor Iate and ,hnro con'n,1 w..
went IN fsb HINT A col, ",r ma -,
magnificent trnut were hron,,h, % cnr,,
After sunner which was ,arlv vo Gitoi ,,,r
hines and then took onr fnll ~ ,n1ins, n, ,h,
grandost scenery have ever seen. There wore
twenty snow.clnd mountain neats 70 tho ,y.s,
Coming forth from these mountains were three
streams Their walls were almost precipltous-
canons in fact. Vast banks Of snow lav plistnn
ing in the lPst rays or ma sn,t,no snn On the
northern shore OF the lake was side hill COW
cred with bunch grass slightly checkercd with
clumps OF pines and birch bushes sioping back
fora mile then abruptly terminating in a pre-
cipitous wall Of high rock. Little cascades tum-
blsd down tho rugged sides Of the mountains
and fell over the walls Of the Gallons. looking
like long ribbons Of foam stretching from the
eternal snow 20 tho evergreen To the south
was the continental divide that parts the waters
OF the Gulf Of Mexico from those Of the Hud-
sons BAY. robed with scrubby pines among
which elk could be seen feeding At the south
eastern erd Of the lake there was n magnificent
meadow OF about Is. 900 acres Of level land. COW
cred with tall grass Here we camped for sew
eral days. living on fish. the best | ever ate.
hated to quit this paradise; but we had to go on.
Out OF sight behind US we left the ST. Mary !;
soon left behind us the chief" mountain. the
highest and grandest in tho Rocky range and
ere long were on the edge OF the Saskatchewan
plains. were in the Plain country in Rupert's
'and and yet saw no signs Of the Belize River
Twas evening and In camp that asked War
ner where was this Whoop-U he talked OF.
and to which we were going. With an amused
laugh he careMssy replied. Il don't know"
Tbarowos a nnuso ,Iuri,, which gaz,d In his
min f,ce investic,tinplv Hocbeerfullv added
"Wo will and ~ Then camc n n roaliza
zion ~ tha .hsrrIi,v and rocklossness NJ tho