The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-16

down over the range. The chickens
| flew away unframed, seeming to laugh
at their assailant as they flew. Mr..
| Shaw, with his hat on the ground,
| whirled several times around to see
where the birds had gone, to the great
amusement of the small audience that
were near camp. This incident seemed
to inspire M. Burt with great enthu-
siasn, so he crept lightly over the sage
brush, expecting every step to have
an opportunity of demonstrating his
superiority over Mr. Shaw. He crept
| slyly along for some distance where
| the sagebrush grew tall when suddenly
a great rabbit bounded from behind a
solitary sage Mr. Burt was so dazed
at this scene so unexpected, that he
| lost all presence of mind, obviously for
getting the invaluable service his gun
might render him, dropped it imme-
diately and ran like wild man through
Africa after the frightened animal; as
| the rabbit darted in a winding dlrec-
| ton, springing swiftly over the tall
Sages, Mr.. Burt was in hot pursuit; his
hat flew off and his hair stood on end
| like quilts on the fretful porcupine as
the wind blew terrifically through
| it. The distance between the rabbit
and pursuer was closing up rapidly.
The latter was spanning ten to twelve
great sages to each leap. 1t was very
| evident. that unless the hare accel-
Grated his speed he must inevitably be-
come the prey of Mr.. Burt. A full
| quarter-mile dash had been run when
| the rabbit threw his long ears over his
| shoulders, and soon his pursuer was
left so far behind he gave UP the chase
in dismay, greatly exhausted, and be-
gan thinking of his gun and the mex
cuSable error made in not using it.
| The spectators laughed boisterously as
they beheld the scene, and Mr.. Har-
nish threw his hat into the air and
yelled Three cheers for the white-horn
bullr' The hunters returned to camp
with an air of dignity much less ma
jestic than when they left. It is need
less to hint here that the reputation of
the two amateurs was ruined in the
estimation of the balance of the party
Their complicated and mysterious evo-
lutions were beyond all rules and pre-
cedents.
Leaving Ant valley on the route to
Bear lake, we passed Blacksmith
| forks, where a most beau
| tiful stream surges and rolls on it's
way to Logan City, emptying into Bear
river. In earlier days it was distin-
gulshed as profitable fishing resort
but the speckled trout have now all
gone up the stream" or been caught
so at least at the present time it is but
sparsely inhabited. We also passed
the famous Danish dugway, that winds
aroud deep gorge, from which, if one
should tip over. would have a, descent
of several hundred feet down the steep
precipice. In an early day it was ex-
tremely unsafe, being one of the most
dangerous passes on the route to
Bear Lake valley, reminding one of the
historic st. Bernard, of the Alps, that
Napoleon immortalized in his campaign
to the Austrian Netherlands. From
here we passed through Strawberry
valley, Meadowville and Round valley
when of a sudden from the latter
place we beheld the sparkling and pic
lturesque sheet of water that lies in the
midst of a lovely valley that bears it's
name. On our way to the hunting
grounds in a range of Wyoming noun
tains in Salt Creek canyon, heading
into Star valley. we passed numerous
settlements skirting the eastern shore
of Bear Lake surrounded with rich
fields of grain, which, at the present
time. are waving in the stimulating
breezes of the lake. AS you go to the
north on the east side from the south
ern extremity you pass respectively
through Lake Town south and north
Eden, the Hot Springs. Dingle Dell,
thence Montpelier to the extreme north
of the lake. A small steamer, with
seating capacity Of twenty persons, has
recently been equipped that starts from
the Hot Springs, making the tour
around the lake in ten hours. 1t is
delightful ride, and one immensely ap-
preciated by the lover of natural seem
cry. With the development of this sec
ton of the country Hot Springs is des-
tined to become famous as a bathing
resort. Its charming location by the
lake and medicinal properties is bound
to bring that patronage its natural SUI
periority invites
Going over range of mountains
from the Hot Springs to the east, we
came to a longitudinal mountain valley
at Thomases Forks. with a rich pros
pect of meadow land, richly ornament
through its midst This valley repre-
sents enormous wealth, with the thou
sands of horses and cattle that
can be seen grazing for miles and
miles through the entire extent of the
valley. The ranchers here depend al
together from provisions on importa-
tons from lower altitude. This entire
valley is devoted exclusively to growing
hay and stock. Cereals, potatoes, etc,
will not flourish.
AS we were in quest of large game,
and proceeded up Salt river to the
head of Star valley, the former so
named from a salt well bearing 20 per
cent salt, located ten miles UP the can
Won. These mountains are doubtless
one of the most popular resorts for the
fieeted animals of any in the Rockies.
Unfortunately however, our party did
not succeed in capturing anything of
that kind. 1t is best to hunt the deer,
elk ETC.. Immediately after the snow
falls in the mountains, as they then be-
gin to band together and are easily
tracked and located. Herds of sheep,
however, are being driven further back
every year. promising in few years
to drive them back into the mountains
several hundreds of miles. There are
thousands of chickens around the
springs and side hills in this canyon.
The small streams are literally lined
with trout, presenting an interest ng
prospect to the sportsman.
Having spent two days in these
mountains we returned to Thomasas
Forks through the rain. 1t seemed as
| though the heavens and earth were
coming together. That night we put up
with a German rancher of whose hos
Ipitality we partook. Around the camp
! fire while the rain was pattering ter
rifically upon the tent, our host re-
| lated some interesting personal ex-