The Billings herald., 1883-11-24
CAMPING OUT.
Wilde's observation-disclosures Hunt
ine-Rowley's Rambles-Breu-
chaud's Blunders
Webbfeet and Tsndsrfeet.

Having promised You a short sketcl
of our hunt, the party consisting O
Messrs. Hume, Breuchaud, Webb
Rowley, Wilde and Watts, it would ap
pear our trip waS wholly devoid Of in
terest. but as we'll Of success, did not
now comply with 80 easy a request.
Our first day the evening found us o.,
Rock creek, distant 25 milas from Bill.
lings Here We made our first camp,
and not to be outdone bv less (?j distin-
gulshed hunters, tourists and sight-seers,
Eve proceeded with all due formality"
etc. to christen our camp, and with
singular unanimity the honor fell to our
genial companion, and ever hereafter
the spot will be known AZ Camp
Webb"
1t would have been amusing for an
old timer or the festive cowboy to have
looked in on us that evening IN camp.
Such remarks as II wonder if VIC will
get used TO riding" or ''get Il little lar-
dencd," braced up, etc. Well. we did.
and dare say could have ridden some
thing less comfortable than Cheyenne
saddle before our return.
The second day We took W. our line
up Clarke's Fork, crossing and recross-
ing the stream nine times. We made 30
miles and camped at the ninth crossing,
which We called Camp Rowley." We
saw no game other than chickens, and
chickens, and even at this early stage of
+: hun, they had ceased 10 call attention
. SO numerous We're they.
1t was on the second day We found
! kcnnard's four mules that had been
cached las is supposedly b. the Indians
| in the foothills about 10 miles south Of
I Rock creek.
/ The third ixy We took up our journey
with the firm intention Of going TO
''Grsy Bull" the hunting ground of the
| famous bear hunter, Col. Pickett. But
when We reached Bennett creek it WAS
decided by vote, in Il much closer con-
test than the charter election at Billings,
that the party would not eros, Sinking
Water but would 60 up Bennett creek.
| This Was a great mistake rs We afte
wards, when too late, found ont. for had
we pursued the original programme as
we had mapped out before leaving Bill
lings, at i distance not exceeding 90
| miles from Bonnet creek we would have
found al abundance of elk, sheep and
deer. This we ascert;lined from Count
du Dore, who has d large horse ranch
near the mouth Of the Sinking Water
The count brought in eight or ten mag
nitlcent heads of elk and sheep; also
three monster grizzly bear skins.
! Let ME return to our party. Going up
Bennett creek We SAW three or four
| large bands OF antelope and several
white tail deer, but die not get a shot
We followed UP Bennett creek ~ far us
practicable and went into camp, and
this charming spot. heretofore name
less lif otherwise it would have made
little difference, considering the distin-
guished names Of individuals We had to
confer on isolated places, we, iii like
ceremonies as in Camp Webb and Camp
Row ley, NAMED" scamp Ilulmc." Here
! We renal med four days The first even
ing i'll this camp Chas. Watts brought
down the largest black tail hack ever
saw. Up to this time We had heen lily
ing OH prairie chickens and prorender
brought from town, and now a feast, and
Il right royal feast it was, not prospee=
tive, but an assured fact. The ribs of q
buck roasted on a stick before camp
fire may not appear to the fastidious a
very dainty or savorv dish: but to this
party at Camp Hume. and on this oc-
casion and many times afterwards, in
the language Of one Of Yellowstone
county's most efficient and popular Of
ncials with four RIBS in his hands, Boys
this is s'mense." We hunted from this
camp four days with no further success,
which seemed unaccolintablc TO us; but
mcctin: All old hunter who enjoys the
sobriquet OF Red Jack, he told us the
elk and sheep had not calne down from
the main range, where We were, and
that the deer, those ia bands, had come
down HIth The first storm amt had gone
over Oh the tributarirS Of the Sinking
Water and the fuo.hi.l, Of the Pr. ol
Mountains. Ii WAS 1T Camp HulnIe all
killed 50 many chickens. We would
not have ID 20 100 yards from camp t(
kill mere than Tom MulIcn's s;ced
could carry. have been in states and
> territories iliat boast Of their line chicken
shooting but nothin. ever saw is an,
comparison to the numbers We saw OF
Bennet and Rock creeks.
From Camp lulme we all took re
luctant fare we'll, for here We all had
grand time, and were 10th to leave tn,
scene of our past enjoyment:
From Camp Hume We were INFORMED
by the aforesaid Red Jack, that there
WAS road across the foot hills to til.
forks of Rock creek and the distant wa
only twelve miles. Let me pass owe
this la miles in faster time than W.
made. Suffice to say we were the en-
tire day making Rock creek, and on
horses scored by far the hardest da,
work.
Reaching the forks Of Rock creek al
made camp and without hesitation
named it "Camp Breuchaud." At Cam
! Bredchaud We had our best hunting