The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-05

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yawned and Strengthened himself up,
he looked a verilable king of the deer
tribe.
This was our opportunity. The
rest had quieted our nerves, aud with
many directions to Charley Tay-
lor to draw a fine sight,
to aim just back of the
shoulders &c. be laid his gun down
ON the log and drew long aim. TIE
elk was standing full broadside $50
steps from Us aud at the crack of the
gun be leaped into the air, ran a few
yards and came down,
SHOT THROUGH AND THROUGH,
just at the right place. We went
over to him and Charlie waived his
long knife in the air and nearly sew
cred his mead from the trunk. twas
splendid animal, about four years
old and we guessed weighed between
700 and 800 pounds. We dressed
him with much labor, leaving blood
marks all over our new hunting suits,
carried his horns into the camp and
awaited the return of the others.
They soon came in looking tired and
hungry. They reported seeing no
elk but Wesson had a good shot at a
buck deer. He could undoub eddy
have killed him, they said, but during
the trip in some way the front sight
was lost off of his gun and they bad
replaced it with a wooden one, which
got all out of line and his shooting was
like crosseyed mans seeing. The deer
ran away and Charlie tied on his sight
more securely. We remained in the
camp the next day and finding game
scarce, came back on Friday morning
to Soda Greek. Of all places We have
ever hunted this is the most de ignt-
som. The air was cool and invigora-
ting, not cold or damp but more like
our bright frosty spring mornings.
1t is only early spring way up there.
The trees grow in clumps aud long
rows, and the country looks like an i'm
mense park dotted here and there
with patches of snow. From the ele-
walton We could see twenty-mile park
way over south Of the Yampoe and
and Elk river valleys, whose waters
all flow west. On the east, North
park and the valley of North PIatt
river. From a small lake on the
summit we traced the waters from the
melting SNOW, trickling from openings
on each side of the lake, one going f.
nally into the Atlantic and the other
into the Pacific ocean.
A WILD FLOWER GARDEN.
The flowers greatly surprised US.
They grow in greater variety and with
more brilliant color than in the val
legs. Hyacinth beds, most: delicately
scented and colored, Tulips, Violets,
Lilies, Clematis, Rose of Sharon and
many others, all beautiful and frag.
rant. We thought no exotics ever
looked or smelled SO sweetly. The
water flowing from the
snow drifts and innumerable
springs is cold as ice, pure as light.
Oh, its a grand place and nothing but
the zeal of our hunters for game in
duced us to leave. But Wesson was
Disguised. His gun shot crooked,
hit no sc bucked with him and sent
him humping head over heels down a
the deer flies brought blood
from his sun burnt hands and neck.
The first days tramp had converted
his nose into a lobster like pro-
tuberance and when black fly struck
the skinless spot it was such tender
past lrage they loved it and stayed
with him. So, weary. hungry, sore,
and sun burnt, he insisted in coming
back Thursday night that he might
get the Friday morning stage. With
much regret we gave him up, for he
was a genial camp fellow, and made
the very best of universities.
TROUT FISHING.
At the camp Friday night Charley
Taylor and Geo. Menifee tried them
selves on trout fishing. That after
noon and next morning they had
caught enough to feed all the guests at
Sicher's for a whole day. In the after
noon we moved camp over on Cow
Greek and early next morning we
were out on the mountain after deer.
We aged to keep count, and Satur-
day night We had seen and counted
one hundred and three deer, one an
telope and two elk; no
bear. Chas Taylor will
never cease regret.ing this. If he
could have only opened his magazine
ON a grizzly and punched him with
his big: knife, his greastest ambition
would have been gratifed. We were
back early and in camp, Charley and
1 having big buck deer, duly down
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