Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-07

varlnbly ncw long distances and were
seldom secured. hunter ON an csc.
ploring trip carrying a dozen necessary
Odds and ends besides his gun - seldom
prepared for an immediate wing shot
and cannot follow Mp Tor lying birds
like sportsman devoted wholly 10 the
pnrsuig The only fresh signs Of largo
nume We saw were those Of bear grub.
bling In the swnmps for roots just be-
fore noon we crossed the frat pole
bridge and. rs usinl, II was over %
mountain torrent The middle Of the
forenoon next day Oithl heavy thunder
was heard not FAR away, ard at noon u
brisk thunder shower with heavy hail
fpmug mp and lasted for two hours.
Many OF our Indians had never heard
thunder before and such u fierce storm
must have been startling initiation.
They shid the great umbluR Noise was
caused br the Tapping Of thr wings ~
q huge dusly bird. and some positive w
asserted tiut they had seen II that day.
Practically the Pacific coast Of Alaska
Is unfry0ucnlcd by such storms but the
Interior plateau has its full share.
Thee storms always seemed prolific Ia
cral that day. Russell 90 shooting
one cut OF twolnch thick.
green spruce limit Ia the way showing
the great concentration aud power ~
the Winchester ip.WuRe shotgun.
O,cre, bOO.nilcs in the field, exploring
hunting scouting and marching hiss
shown me that this 'rnpid.hrc shotgun
coupled with fo.s9 Winchester rifle
aud a Smith and Wesson a or O. cnlibcr
revolver practically arms the bearer
fnr al sort, ~ game and dangers IN bee
met by tlrcarm, as thoroughly as Il Is
possible for mechanism 60 DO go; beyond
this ~ matter OF spurtsmauship or
n contest between woudcr4u, pmir e
lore and general experience and Intel.
ligcngc.
That days march was a fearful one
through wet moose brush aud derp
swnnp.. A. noon neat day, after Az
,cgdIng toward the great divide De-.
tween the pncidc Ocean and Boring
sea drainage basin, We reached the
timber limit, the low, tlat pass directly
uhead mud en- full view. Russell had
killed thirteen ptlrmigau before
tho storm aud aitrrt cleared
up thoy could be- heard cnck-
ling In an direction, aud before dark
We had another hall Owen without
really hunting Tor them cHIlcd This
tho "l'tarmipan Pass From no
high hill near by no ly,. than
half hundred lake, could be- seen m
the great valley beyond, one Of which
was undoubtedly tho big laic for
which we were striving Seeing the biz
lake 40 Inspired the Indian, chat They
were up bright md early rcSt morning
aud got away with the FIRST paylH bu-
fore 8 o'clock hoping 90 make II thut
day, think, but little dreaming Of two
camps yet Ia between
The middle OF the forenoon there
burst ON uur view the whole valley uf
this great tributary OF tho mighty
YalSon. the scene ahead being perfectly
studded with glislruing lakes. The X
lake seemed almost under our feet, not
over three miles away.
Some days back | hld spruincd my
uulSlcl think II wns the time ! had
on my extra slippery shoe, -
aud though II hurt nc consider
ably at the time paid but
little attention 10 II for the next three
days, II was now paying me consider
able attention, however, aud growing
steadily worse va that hy the time the
lake was reached was just about hors
do combat In a pedestrian way. II was
ono Of the lucldcst unluclsy accidents I
ever had happen
bcspitc the dense swarms of mOsqui-
toes that night tho Indians wcr, up
and away with frat packs by 3.lDi the
first lake being reached an hour later.
The folding canvas boats now come TO
the front, so | will briefly describe