New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-09
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named ona |. G., Wisdom tooth camp WneIo an
acquaintance to whom have before reierre9 was s
laid up cutting at o somewhat late day IN me- Ills
Not few were descriptive names. One instance
will snffice: il was " Fish-n-bed camp, on the
borders of Fsh-in-bed lake. where one nne anpd
shot fine wapiti stag. right from my peu bpieau
within foot two of its placid surface Inc sad
had come down TO water In the carry hhWl' anu
honpen,ng to see his outline through the mist my
EXPRESS ended his career Half Jokngly, nung-
half an hour later at Ports suggestion, lust as
the sun was tipping the crags overheaa-ihy Iino
INTO the shallow water at my side. A minute later
big lazy trout had committed suicide, oDnglhg ino
to get no and land him.. ,.,.,o
camp appellations the reader must not forget tnae
we were breathing the Western air. when Is sh
effective vermin-liler in point OF estnetc semar
| ment. Most deadly of the mems caustlc hu i
was that of young Henry Let one instance eApiain
what mean We had made camp IN more !! tna al
usually beautiful spot near lake anu 1 wa smons
my pipe and doing the lazy suddenly ny .yi M a
tions were interrupted by Ports voice Informing r e
that The pack sitting OH seemed 10 nc vi IA
Raising the lid found that one of the I'm p1 ,
containing matches had got on flre piooapy W '0'
the sack thrown from the PACK pack ANNA h1 ;o
had been sitting volcano, for cheeR Wy !I" "
with the match tin the fifty pound poWuIIr kes
| and the whiskey Henry, who saw thaI WIS; was
about to scod him. for had '9id MN nowGer snaTt
| in the packs to which he usually wonid
answer II guess if they 40 his U dDio w.t. Gt
|
| His quizzcal, "By golly, that rould have pee zen
| rough on he whiskey," turned the escape l had
had at into ridicnle IL was my liea sn c a
| Pilgrims Progress Camp" Dnt that was 700
tony for the men. so | let them have their way
| and the spot was hencel0rtn knoWh DIS 'lio Do''
| 90 dorm to heaven camp"
The scarcity of game or heavy weather sometimes
leaves trapping party in such evil case that
| q Hunger camp is no MISSIONER. After sixteen
ka4fo diof ha bfeaQ
| Raillie-Grohman had a rorsing wapti hunt.
Stretched on a rock at a lofty altitude he watched
long hours for bie-horns, and at last rewarded
bv the sight of a band OF wapiti On snow held not
far away:
Slowly very slowly, 7 raise my head over the
stone and presently catch sight OF the lips OF par
of anters moving to and iIo apparently noy n Rt
| how unsteady my hands have suddenly GOV anu
| what uncommon vIgOr is manifested Dy my neaIl a.
if n adj not previously seen thousands OF the hooIo
| 1omo Tnf IL is that venOmOus old hunger which
| has wrecked my nerves. making them prey 10 lnS
! unspOrtsmanlke thoughts OF stealnng pol5 tudv
float with faIylike rIdiSem6ia@ce before my e{csi
| nro wing TO use the words of an American 10 Whom
aiterward related the episode " how quickly tne
optical were propelled inward 10 ve sed H. Va
hungry war to return 10 the protopasm OF lhtellee
| freirhted with reiuvenatlng culinary dretns'
| Turning on my back. take from my belt dozen
OF cartridges, WHICH, aier pomi IL . ton i"
of are placed IN my stalking cap on the sI1Ie ~
| front of me. With the rifle to my shoulder lalse
| myself slowly to standing postioi|the Only uii5
| enabling me to see the animals. win eager eyes
scan tine ground. There they are hlteen or twenty
! lordly wapti, mostly bulls standing ana wing
about, some feeding on the sparse blades on tLe
border of the snOwneld, others crOucheu III o'"'0
| OF repose the cooling snow. - .lo
Though sc close, none but a hind has seen the
stranr e apparition so while she Is staring stupidity
at me. have an insants respite to pick out good
heads One big old bull. about forty yards on getS
the first greeting. Need say that az inc aiming
have in me is put into That shot The second
barrel is turned on another few yards furtner OIL
While the former has fallen IN his tracks Ine aiIet
receives the ire without making Single slEIl thae
ne is Int: but am pretty confident OF my shot; Sd
after reloading which do without taking my eyes
of the herd who now after tt first moment spell
bound terror are in the act of making OIL, hre Is
oDrned on a third and fourth victim Both are hit,
but very indifcrently, and they continue theiT
flight four five shots more have 10 De eXpehue9
before they are my meat. All TINS tlme tue seconu
STAG is standing there. erect and apparently uunurt
lie has very fine head; so, after slipping iresh
cartridges in, | keep him covered; drese t
slight swayng motion can be noticed ana through
| the huge body of the noble beast there passes
convulsive shudder. His front legs refuse to carry
| him and he slowly sinks on his knees the next
instant his head droops and he rolls Over-a dead
| waplti The altitude of the spot, not 1901 un"er
900 fcet-and probably nearer ~ oOV leeIIs an
| uncommon one for wapltl; but more eXIr1oruIhaIy
is the fact that while two OF the stays KllleC nave
their antlers perfectly cleaned the other TWO are III
as perfect state of velvet without thS ero
they lie the four slain ones, and you VIII not ne
surprised TO hear that nv inner man goes lorth ana
GreetS them right gladly, LOT IanCN nlN ScHS.ioHS
resemble hose.-of course altogether or lower
ieycl-which moved the spirit OF the cowboy,
who, after long parting, saw ms glrl-ior leci
| like I'd reach out and gather Ler III.
The circumstance of their different heals was
however so curious that, before entering upon my
gralloching duties spent halt an hour IN success
| ful search for "a clew | was prompted 10 TINS De-
fore ANYTHING else by the threatening look OF Inc
| skv; and | had not got through Drifting the IrSt
| stag when the snOwstorm was upon me. CohSd-
ering the very early season OF the year the intensity
| of the storm was somewhat surprising o me ana
bitterly rued the valuable hali-hOur had as then
| thought, wasted IN my search. .,
| The storm commenced with slushy hall, dIench-
| ing me to the skin in the first three or Tour
minutes which presently influenced by the intensely
| cold wind turned into regular snow. | peisevered
| however and accomplished the moat essential poi-
ton of nv butchers work 50 that at least the meat
! should not spoil and portion OF the lat when
| to was invaluable, was secured. more lalieu
TO accomplish, for my fingers refused 10 hoIa uie
| knife. which danced about as nad neen stIlcKen
by the worst form OF palsy while my teeth kept up
| q lively chatterng. Not often have felt the IN
tcnsity of cold as that August day. Fortunately
| had begun on the first stag by cutting ont tue
| tenderlon; and with two tongues, all safely slowed
| away IN nv rucksack, | soon making good
| time down the slope. My sole flannel upper gar
| ment frozen stiff had turned into icy armor, crnk,
ling mt every movement. On reaching camp L
| found things in decidedly uncomfortable condl-
ton, for not expecting such an cary snnws'or, We
| had left everything ttrewn about on the GROUND
and what we had not left open. the hurricane 80
| wind which preceded the snow had scattered The
ONLY dry thing the tent, and that, as usua was
| securely rolled up and stored away in Its proper
| waterproof canvas SACK for hitherto we had never
once used it. At first nothing could be found
under the snow and the whlskey keg last OF al
for need not say that under the circumstances the
cask was the first thing looked for At last dis
covered it under heap of drifted snow. ana nearly
| knocked nv front teeth down my throat in my at
| reIont to bring the cup to my lips. Very shortly
after nv arrival Port and Ed. the formers beard
| a mass OF iccles. turned up: They we're quite as
| miserable looking as was but their faces became
wreathed with sunny smiles when they heard that
| meat--glorious meat! was in camp. My discovery
| Of tho xvht Epu benefited them,
| lighter hearts we began to set things straight.
When, after some search we found some dry wood
all hands refused to hold the match 70 hght IT.
! Teeth had TO do duty; and aided by the wonder
| f,,ll,, dnreloned trnnner,s knack of making lire