Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-10-02
TINS Ride.
BY 4. II. GIBSON


Several years ago the Davis and WI
Hams families, living on the Missouri
river in Montana, had summer outing
in the northern part of that state thai
afforded The young folks number OF
strange adventures.
Both Davis and Williams had been
irappers and Indian scouts In their
younger days, so II was little wonder
that the elder son of each should inherit
daring spirit.
Tim Davis and Ned Williams were n,
and fine specimens OF well.developed
young men. Both had been brought up
on their fathers ranches, but had never
befo. taken summer recreation.
The two families travelled In covered
wagons, encamping when they felt like
II for several days at time at different
points along the route.
They had been away from the ranch
FIVE weeks when Tim met with novel
adventure which he Goes not care to
repeat
They were encamped on delish
stream where game was abundant. The
country was unsettled In that region at
that time, so the campers had everything
their own way.
One day Tim and Ned mounted their |
ponies, which they had ridden all the |
way behind the wagons, and rode mp a
wild, intricate canyon.
About four miles from camp,on round
ing an abrupt curve In the canyon, the
boys surprised a herd OF elk feeding on
the grass and bushes of the rocky
stream.
Both Tim and Ned carried their rifles,
but before they could venture a shot the
animals Pricked up their heads and ran
at a great rate of speed down a rocky in
cline toward deep valley.
"Say Nedw cried Tim. in an excited
tone, "they are aiming 10 cross over to
yon mountains Can't we stop them"
"Maybe so, by heading them off z"
"Well, don't fire after them. or wen
brighten them more than we did"
Hadn't we best separate In trying to {
head themi" said Ned.
ayes you follow around that point Of 4
rocks and I'll ride up this arm of TIE I
canyon. Wen try TO come together at {
he head of the valley before they can
each the mountains"
So saying the boys separated, each In c
ending to make detour, Ned on the
light and Tim on the left of the flee S
ng elk. Il
Tin made better progress than his
riend. lie followed the winding arm o
{ the canyon for a mile when suddenly
c came 10 a steep wall OF rock, up az
'hich Il was quite impossible for HIS h
ony to go.
Dismounting. he united the lariat In
ON the horn of toe saddle. and threw
ne end OF It over the sharp point of II
'ulder up the almost perpendicular or
an.
Knowing that his pony could be ba
lstcd TO Craze there until his return, de
means of the rope he managed, at.
T many laborious attempts, to draw flo
mself to the top. hi
Coiling MS lariat around his arm. rs
might need It again. Tin hurried on eu
ward the head of the valley. He lin
not know that his companion mad un
md a rougher road than he had. and
s retarded by an almost impossible ere
n. the
creeping swiftly along the edge of car
m. Tin at last succeeded In reaching lar
head of the valley.
facing himself behind some bushes ing
I chung to a shelving ledge that jut- I
out into the nalleY. he peered down. tim
Vas he In timer Or had the elk bro
sed on into the mountainsS He list ere,
q, but could catch no sound for some VIII,
e. q,
ut suddenly he heard the swapping of bres
Is In pine thicket below him.
resently he caught a glimpse of the II
moving among the trees. long
was evident that they had overcome reese
r fright, as they were walking. not 600