The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-11-03
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VI OotObsT for = hunt in Ssstsna wyO-
EaiEE, gives Tie f0ll0SiRg account u
the trip:
Our party consisted Of Gen. George
Crook, United states army, command
ing general Of the department Of the
Platte; Webb Hayes, son Of u ma
tiona executive; J. $. Collins, Of Om-
aha: Mr.. Austin, OF Cleveland, Ohio;
Major Lord, Of Cheyenne military de-
pot, and your correspondent. At least
three Of the members Of this party
Gen. Crook, Mr.. Collins and Major
Lord-were sportSmen Of many years.
experience on the western frontier,
capital shots and men Of unfiinehing
nerve.
The final arrangements contemplated
y hunt in the mountains Of some ten or
twelve days, and though Major Lord
received but ten hours notice II Was
found on arriving at Rock Creek that
he had in waiting a superb camping
outfit, perfect in every detail, including
a company Of packers 10 look after the
game; horses, mules, tents, cooking
utensils, &c. Certainly nothing desiT-
able was wanting for a successful hunt.
In fact, as the party moved out Of Rock
Creek early on the morning Of the Sd il
might have been taken for a wagon
train Of emigants striking for the fer
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course for the first day lay toward the
northwest. toward the Medicine Bow
mountains, through q country
what rolling and chiefly barren, with
occasional acres Of fertile grassy land,
on some Of which fat cattle were graz
ing, while on others little herds Of an
trlope were found, who raised their
heads aud stared suspiciously at us I'M
I'll We approached too near, when they
scampered away into the distance. To
any but n yeteI an on the frontier there
would have seemed good hunting ground
here, but IL by no means met the ideas
OF our party. . An occasional high, bare
blum gave variety 10 the scenery, but
there WAS not u tree OF shrub larger
than "A a brush TO relieve the mI-
nolony of tile plain. Alter travelling
abOut iUIty mica We made our camp un
tue evening Of The inst day OF from
Rock creek Ia n level PLAN Oh the banks
euce Of vegetation nor any change Ia
the character Of the country giving
warning 81 the stream until we were
upon Its bank. AT about 2 O'Clock Ia
the AFTERNOON OF the econd day the
party reached "a clear little mountain
stream some ten miles from bates
Fork, which empties into the Platte
river. The point Is almost due north
from Rock creek and not far from Cas-
per mountain. Up 10 tins time We had
seen antelope In abundance, and AT in
tervals during the second day u few
scattering elk.
We were now IN sight VI the noun
tains or lofty hills toward which our
course tended, and MS they gradually
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tinct Object In In. d,stanc. All felt thai
s,.,rt vn, near at hand A. w. draw
near TO In. hills WE found that their
eastern slopes were th,nly covered with
u,n.s MANY nj which v.,. d,.od Will,
the ground WAS strev.n with fallen
victims 10 I'm. fierce storn,s which fra
ouently swe.p over me ,la,n n, ,his
uoipt. Az Wa went int, cam, a, M.
second day w. v.r, Inn, w, miles fran
I'M, hills wbos. ,-ntli,. .g,i,., m.
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men nj the marty had d.c,d.a Tor ~
that in no case more than tvos men
should hunt together, in order to cover
rs much ground as possible. General
Crook, who is n diligent student of na.
ture and animal life under all circum.
stances, decided that for the first day
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