The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-05
Camp Life on Soda Creek-SnOw
and Flower Gardens.
Pleasures of the Hunt-Killing
Elk and Deer
of Mountain Trout
George Menifee's
Big Buck.

Steamboat Springs, Colo, July "a
Especial Correspondence "A part
Of Sedalians, Charles j. Taylor, Geo
Menifee, Charles Wesson and you
correspondent has spent a week il
Ibis vicinity, fishing and hunting
70 your readers, who are sweltering
in the heat and dust of midsummer
breeze from the mountains may b
pleasant. Our party were tender
cots, with little idea of practica
nountain work, and as we looked
rom our hotel to the man range
Fhere we proposed to hunt, none Of
8 thought the distance or the ride
pore than a short pleasant trip.
A TRIP UP THE MOUNTAIN.
Monday afternoon we made the
lount, presenting Q starting scene
hich to the older inhabitants mus
ave appeared ridiculous. In the
ad, with the pack, was Jno. ID.
rawford, Jr., a born mountain boy,
Ill of life and vigor, with muscles OF
pa and who never knows anything
out being tired. Next came Chas.
essen, with winchester, blue fan.
] shirt, an old worn Prince Albert
at or suit and on prancing horse,
bose saddle and harness, i'll fitted
dressy appearance OF his rider.
ZEN Chas. Taylor, who had done his
st to dress in the style prevalent
Re. A brown broad sombrero with
ngling cord and tassel. flannel shirt
Ia long flowing yellow cravat,
belt four inches wide in which were
tween 45 aud 20 cartridges, an
|ry-handled revolver and on the
posite side huge bowie, top boots,
duroy pants, etc, etc. He was our
lr hunter and he proposed to empty
shots from his Winchester. six from
revolver and then 10 finish the bear
hand to land wrestle with the
vie. He was thirsting for gore, and
were proud of him as long as he
It bis hat on. Close behind him
tnder his immediate protection was
darling of the crowd and your cor
bondent followed close behind, that
Keen us. George might be safe
bear, mountain lion and noun
girls. His slender, delicate form
|rlded small pony and her colt
close up. George felt safe and
Portable and over the mountains
ugh the valleys his clear voice
out continuously, and the melody
med the birds and beasts and
red US when tired aud hungry.
tAMPING OUT ON SODA CREEK.
ur first camp was on Soda Greek,
raj miles out and We had good
trout for supper and breakfast.
) in the morning We commenced
scent. Before noon We were up
he Main range where the snow
inns perpetually. AT three in the
noon we pitched our tent in a
70 of pines on small meva
hooking beautiful lake.
each side of our camp
in the little ravines were two inn
e b nks, or drifts of snow.
wing arranged camp, we started
B hunt. Taylor and myself to-
r and the others with John
ford, in different directions
lev and myself went around the
10 front of the camp, crossed
and hunted down the opposite
tain side.
A HERD OF ELKs.
,m this mountain, looking across
hllev and a small lake, We dis
ed herd of Elks. With the
glass we made out that there
seven cow elks, five calves and
ull. They were feeding quietly
It being our first elk, We were
v excited. We mapped out a
f approach, and carefully and
made our way towards them.
about 200 yards from them,
down on our knees ana crawl
ng some distance. then stretced
|odies fat on the ground and
dragged our way to within l5O
of the game. The bull elk was
Down chewing his cud, the cows
lives close around, some lying
and some feeding. Having
d good positions to shoot from
etched them for half an hour
salves looked as large as two
ID steers, graceful and playful
pws we're large and more resem
ur Jersey cattle, though with
limbs and more slen
podies. The bull looke(
= and vhen he 6nalf,