Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-24
lCopyright, 1889.

A trip to the Rockies!
That's all very NICE" you say, "but how
about the expense" for to most men the
amount OF bill is a matter of importance.
Don't let that worry you, my friend; it's the
best and the cheapest trip you could take.
The cost?
you can make profit if you are not above that
sort Of thing. How? Let me tell you
Last fall l met three friends who had just
come from the east. in RaSlins, Wyo. They
wanted to have some fun, but were not over
burdened with money and were anxious to
know exactly what six weeks hunting trip
would cost
told them we could make the trip pay for
itself. What kind of game could we find!
Bears. mountain. lions. wildcats wolves, foxes,
badgers, beavers. elk, deer. antelope, mountain
sheep. rabbits. squirrels, many kinds OF geese
and ducks prairie chickens, quail, partrldges,
eagles, hawks and owls.
Having this array of game to select from and
look for it is unnecessary to say that the hearts
OF my friends beat high
PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRIP.
But how could we make the proposed trip
success from a financial point of view? This is
how We did it: From home we each brought
q few changes of thick underwear and hose, a
an old suit of clothes (cordnroys are best if
you have them, a broad brim felt hat, a rubber
coat and stout, long-iegged boots. These
articles We shall not add to the cost of the
trip, as nearly everybody has sufficient cast
on clothing to cover this. Take your shot
gun along also, and plenty of shells loaded
with duck and lighter shot, and don't for
get to bring a rod and line. as trout are
plentiful in the mountain streams. We made
our purchases in Rawlins. We went down the
frnr hot and Il gl,<
where We selected four rifles. Three were 40
caliber, 60 grains powder, the other a.
Winchester. They had been pawned and not
redeemed. We got them for SIS each. Now
for ammunition. 1t is always best to buy
plenty OF 1t, for what we don't use can sell.
So We purchased 500 rounds each. These cost
US in a lump S25. Cartridge belts for the four
cost -; hunting knives and sheaths for four,
20. Now bedding must be procured There
were a lot OF cheap blankets in the place, rough
and mean-lOoking. but they would answer our
purpose. So We took six pairs at 81 pair:
also two large pieces of heavy canvas for bed
covers, at - each. 1t having previously
been decided to hire a cook. we looked
around for man who could cook
and was familiar with the country We found
one who was highly recommended and who
also owned his own outfit 1.-TWO wagons
and four horses). We made bargain with him
to take US TO the hunting grounds and do the
cooking. For this we were to give him his
DOdlu duu |SO IOr tne trip OF SIX weeks. we
loaded the wagons with -four. bacon, potatoes.
coffee, sugar, baking powder. lard. salt and
pepper, crackers and canned vegetables of
various kinds; the bill amounted to 800. Tin
plates and cups, knives and forks, spoons cof-
fee pot, frying pans and dutch oven" cost
S15 more. After the load was securely fixed we
climbed in and were off for the Sweet Water
range" that We could see to the north of the
town. We stopped at noon for dinner, close by
little creek, and from here we had
SPLENDID VIEW OF THE MOUNTAINS.
These mountains were our objective point
and we surveyed them with much interest. BY
the aid of glass we could see numerous bands
of antelope feeding hear the foot hills of this
range, and the sight of them made our blood
move faster. After a short rest we were soon
on the road again and pushed ON until night,
when We halted close by large spring. Hob
bling our horses we picked up some .'chips'
and dry brush for the fire and soon had cur
supper Of fried potatoes and bacon, coffee, bis
cult and canned tomatoes.