The herald., 1893-07-28
WILL HUNT BIG GAME.
Los ANGELEs sPonrsMEN OFF TO
MONTANA wILDs.
They VIII Hunt Elk, Moose and GriE-
ely Bear in Region That
IL Full of Adven-
ture.

men lett this city, bound Tor the wiidest
recesses of the widest section in the
country, where they propose to remain
for several months. Their object 10 the
search OF big game, with all the excite
ment incidental to finding it. They are
Mr.. Sherman Powell and Mr.. Max Wer-
ner OF Los Angeles, and Mr.. Henry
Keller of Santa Monica.
The intended trip lie through part OF
Montana and into the center Of Idaho.
1t is accompanied with many hardships,
but when the destination is reached
they are fully rewarded for all of their
labors. The trip to the objective point
occupies eight days, and carries one into
a section as remote from civilization and
the outside world as though located upon
q modern iele of Patmos. The section to
be visited is the Bitter Root mountains,
a western spur of the Rockies.
The party will 90 to the town of Mis-
soula, which is little northwest of the
central part of Montana. Here they
will be Joined by their guide, W. H.
Wright, who will have the pack train in
readiness. The party propose to re-
main in the wilds for two months at
least, and ars compelled to take suffi-
cient provisions and edibles to last dur
ing the entire time. An idea OF the
guam tity OF stuff that is required can be
gained from the single item OF $50
pounds of -four. Each member Of the
party will be provided with riding
horse, which, together with the pack
animals, will make train of 20 horses.
After leaving Missoula the route will
be southwest. into the Bitter Root
mountains. They will travel through
the Bitter Root valley for two miles,
crossing Bitter Root river, finally strik-
ing Lou Lou creek, which they will fol-
low to it's source. They will then be at
the summit OF the Bitter Root noun
tains, the elevation being 1000 feet.
From this point they take the old
government trail, made by General
Howard in 1876, following it for three
days. The trail will then be left and
the Clearwater river in Idaho crossed.
The course is then changed to the south,
in the direction of the National park,
and is followed for so miles.
Moose, elk and bear country ie gradu-
ally approached along this route. A
large number of lakes and marshes are
alec encountered. The moose are found
among the marshes. while the bear
abound further on and the elk still fur
ther south.
Many remains of Indian corrals and
various other ruins are found, and on
the side of one of the mountains are the
whitened bones OF Indians and soldiers,
who fought terrible battle In 1876.
At the end of the 80 miles the bear
region is reached, and the party propose
to devote the first two weeks to hunting
the grizzly. az the berries are then ripe
and the bears are continually out forag-
ing.
After depicting the species of the
monarch of the mountains the party will
then 20 25 miles further south, and will
then be in the elk country.
Mr.. Sherman Powell was seen by q
HERALD representative yesterday in re-
gard to the trip. Mr.. Po veil is hunter
of wide and long experience, having
travelled and hunted in nearly every
section on the coast for the past Is
years. In addition to the route OF the
trip he also spoke in regard to some OF
the details.
II made the same trip last year,
said Mr.. Powell, land am acquainted
to some extent with what we will en-
counter. The country there is very
wild, and in my opinion will always be
90.
"Whils game is not plentiful any
where in the country, it abounds in that
in as great numbers as any place OF
which I know. The big game, elk,
moose and bear, are our objects. There
will also be quantities Of deer encoun-
tered during the first part of the trip,
but they are not found as we penetrate
further south.
"Tne mountains are from 5000 to 5000
feet in height and in many places rise
pefpendicularly to the top. Goats
abound in numbers and can be seen
readily from the valleys, standing high
above ON the rocks overhead.
1.-The small game abounds in profu-
sion. 1t is an easy task to have chick
en- for every meal. The grouse and sage
hens being in such numbers that they
can be killed with stick almost.
There are q great many lakes and
streams where the fish seem packed
solid. Last year two OF the party caught
450 trout in an hour. They are the reg.
ular mountain variety and will bite at
anything. Many weigh three pounds
and over.
"Our expenses will be $3.50 apiece. A
guide is essential to venture any dis
tance into that country and there is but
one other beside ours.
"We will return some time in Octo.
ber."