The sun., 1896-02-02
HUNTING ELK ON SKIS.
The Men I.nsso Thcm When Alongside and
Thus Capture Them Alive.
From The Helena indcrcndrnt.

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Mule stalking the elk with ri'es sine method
Nh. mos, vrn,urrso,nc or exciting. in fact, the
80 ~, ,.- -. ,,,, 49,, ,h ,h 49,;
sNi CIR hunters OF Montana VINO take the ani-
sl a, ~, d,rirr Tho ,,in,or in Nopt.n, c,,,s
"l'' "a '. .'.;.. 49,
the mountains. Naiie!h. ana paihs win aeep
snow and the elk are mostly found in deep val
leys and canous of the ranges, where they are
protected from the wind and find ample herbage
and it is when in this fanciful security that the
ski riders hunt them.
ohe coiu morning H's!e purity might nave
been seen preparing for an elk hunt In front OF
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that anou' one man IN a thousaho Will make
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irct, Of no ordinary interest Tie part, WAS
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nmr ~ Ill ~ ii' mn Nerd ~ ,,I lad
srni Tor ,h. hrst md most succe,s fui Xxi
li"untnin. III, men we're tryinr on
i.'r E; rnI',,i,, r "Tnn, smnnosoI
i" make item swIi,er and increase the polish.
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mhl usruss'hf M ,hs prn,pr"aSi r'ns' n @ a..n pnpy
n nnn; rn.,v ;', an Ihr shIs and others on or
n'Harv v's sn"wsnors m IN III. ;"rn"r @ armed win
imri,i an imm"rinn, feature in the lhint Elk
Ia, tc,, on r,nsn, M n "aInn nbmut Two miirs
n ".e,' rt @ W. h ara ana uc. hsu ,hnr
"a 49,, %. - 'yy sirrn, nnJ freer sn th,t
m"" "V' u siId I'd u n.m win snnIv ~"r
n"t 49,. s ~ I'd nr'si ,Ini rlo,,m,a aud yiis
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Ten" ~ ~ ,;ie U"i'Ei, I'M EinSs s,o,,,, a..
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rrSulhr snowNn"r men wa, whhime riuln,ii aonS,
,',e 80 - ~ 49, :, ,' ? s " M
their u, ,heS, ~. n"M n,rsS @
p.Ir' pr', '.''' "' uP '"o "'e' 'o "'"
of ~. lur, w,s IN s,ool along m,
crest 81 Hi lie KIM, and mouutnins until n herd of
va ti.t ,',lie ~ % ~ ,s @ W. W.. ,'.,u g. ~ W.
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i ,,d ''e I,r,,iiv fninwnt ann inc
t "tV, ,i ,',. @ ,"a wi. nw,cnxe"nI h,sh
su""'h'S Htopiti ana pnIn'c'i "lchu lnEn"sn
II" onNr OF the steep slide. p" dark forms Of
, 7, ,'nua ~ "a Mt,' i f,, III ,
cmi,iry com, r m, that il wnulH i. almost miosspe
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ne WIS Oh .H, VI, a. ~ i 5 :. "a " VI
t.Iiie "'. 'rH',.,'l wa. touln not W ieapu. VIZ
mr!'", ~ W"nr ".,p 'c NUM- 80 lux ~ 'ho S"'
man was r"ncrrncu' ,,.. ,,,,, ,,,,,,
~" si"Hr o. NE ,n"N'tah was nntteI WIN
,, y ] I. IONS mSI were nr"
Jy't.Ha from Il" SLOW. s"ms distance on tney
.Nnr 80 u l'ts' Lt'lc r'''ia''! '"''S III ny nG
r"'h i'"a fe'h 'hr'l'" H"m'i III li'c r',H '",
,hE ',n'l"iHiltHA ai''o,th rnh "h' ~ wolI'
'I "yr ~ tg ",rrsni,y rs,h, VI ,.n AT ,he
MoIh t"r men '.,.h% l"rMniu AHA went "S'he
d?IM " r'Hs "' t' mo, l"l', mY down ,o ,hat the
~ '' "'a ~ ~. f"' "'9 'p"' ~ n '.''' M ,i w.,
c'h 'nu not t'r mem hN''i lhe! h'lu pnsstu
~, ana IL S'",liti hhl"'S, sc''i"" ne'oit wv
rh,rA reached II. i""li"ti nv" 'iir ar; c",.ini
no"h Eiac'I,'ly hih runh.hs on ~" .he mihu @
u'',,' 'nt thM nn"' i"rlf 'ne nin'
pt''"is sisht lE";i ihe f.u'T ihe elh saw ~"
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s'"le mon Lem an !"' Hr,,'", s,"p' ,,1 'r,u
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G"ilS ~ u" "Hi"'lo Shi'', "tncrs psuhIihI
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