Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-05-24
Miss Nora Wells. Miss Janet Smith, Miss
Elsie Gieseler, Miss Vincent, Miss Kate
Tilden, Miss Maude Roper, Miss Cor
nellie Smith, Miss Winnie Storms.
Big Game Left.

Dr.. DePuy has brought back with him
a fund of information in regard to the
game, the country and the free and inde-
pendent life which be led II Montana
for five or six weeks. Although the doc
tor and Dave Carnegsn, bis companion
on the trip, went loaded for bear, yet
they we're but little disappointed that
none fell IN their path. They saw tracks,
which, from their immense size, gave
them chilly sensation in the region Of
the spine. None of the animSls were met.
In fact they did not set their bear traps,
being out for health and sport and there
was so much of both that they hardly
thought OF bruin and his tribe who were
just coming out OF the mountains.
Antelope, deer and elk, the latter es-
pecially, we're seen in large herds, and
almost daily. Game was so abundant
that if they had shot what they could, of
the abundance they saw, 1t would
have been mere waste OF animal
life. Deer and antelope in punches
and singly could be seen from the
house door, and one herd of 300 elk
were ridden into on horseback, just for
the sport. Wagon loads could have been
slaughtered or butchered, but only one big
bull was shot. The hind quarters were
like a beef's. and supplied camp for a
long time.
Nor was game conhIed to the larger
animals. Grouse, partridges, sage hens
and other kinds were found. OF the
grouse there were several varieties and
very handsome. As they had nothing
but heavy rifle, it was impossible to
secure specimen without tearing it to
pieces. Attempts were made to secure
some by throwing stones at them-the
birds were quite fearless-but this
method was fruitless. ''And the finest
trout you ever ate and of delicious
favor" they report. A painful could be
caught before breakfast, any morning.
A mountain lion was encountered by
Mr.. Carnegan and although he put three
OujACCS AuIO ~ AC was uuoUAC w Oo& LID
game-much to his regret. As the horns
Of the larger game were ID the velvet
they had recently shed their antlers--
they secured heads of deer, mountain
sheep and elk, killed in the fall and
brought them back with them to be
mounted.
4 ranch located on the stage line 10
miles south OF Red Lodge was made
their base OF supplies and excursions
made into the surrounding country
distance of 25 and 80 miles. Horseback
riding was INDUCED IN constantly and 50
or more miles made frequently in day.
Clarks Fork and the Sinking river
regions we're visited. The river with the
strong smelling name is fed by large
springs highly impregnated with sulphur
and other chemical properties which
make its waters offensive to the smell
for 20 miles or more from the springs.
"Water smells like decayed eggs," DR..
| DePuy states, but is not otherwise objec-
tionable. As some of the regions visited
were but short distance from the Yel-
]owstone park-about 80 miles-many of
the wonderful freaks of nature to be
seen there were encountered outside of
it's confines. Geysers-alive and extinct
were seen and mysterious caves, from
the mouths OF which issued warm sui
phur fumes, were discovered. The en-
anating warmth had lured birds to the
entrance way only to be suffocated by
the sulphuric gasses.