The Forrest City times., 1901-10-11

ptoir d. inns altitude making such long
sight possible admirng with
keenest interest and even awe, the
wonderful creations Of Diety. when d
pecu lar whistiirg attracted tier at
teutiUu. Il WIS a lonesome sound to
the boys. up there and away from their
friends. they had never aeard anything
Ike IL before M doubt they had
thoughts which ley have not vet com
mauieIted. and wien finally they III
yeSligateJ, by climbing lew feet high
er. to the Very top. where they could
l0en down up5n tts other side. then tie
most beau1fJl sight, to the hlntsmans
eve mst their gaze. Single f,e over
th- dizzy lr.gs ran a bunch of som,
- or - Mountain sheep. While the
boys were admitting tie scenery the
saatP Lad gotten almost oft OF reach
OF their guns They were from 200 to
100 yards distant. and though the re.
psating guns weIe empied not sheep
was harmed We were not hunting
sleep anyway, because il was against
the law. There is no open season, and
the penalty Is quite considerable tine.
But unGer the circumstances who could
help taking shot at head CT two
which might be worth as much As $500.
We called this bald peak tie saw
tooth, by reason CT its resemblance.
Inc temperature was quite cold at this
point and water fire. iu vessels around
the camp FIRE in less than 80 minutes d r
ter taken from the stream. The wind
IS always high here, and al this partic-
uiar time. almost terrific. il being al
most impossible t. stand erect and keep
a footing upon tie steep mountain side.
TIE following morning We packed
OFT effects. aid thinking te penetrate
tn regions adjoining. where We sup.
rossd tie U.s game aboanled. We
starte2 W tie pine-coYeged mountain
SIDE. ont VI Lad not gone two hundred
Yards from tie trail when We 4 scoyered
that gsue.IatiaT ON horseback into that
dense growth vas 4 liE,IcA lmp0ssi-
Gu.y. owing > tie down timber
which blocked car Way on every side
He green aua growing timber. too.
was - thick that h5Ises could scarcely
- zezs between lie trees - we re-
turned l. the tIaii and followed it 10
:. etup q lie DIVIDE ~ this point
We were above tim ber iine-ll Us teet
above sea ieSe!-aud YET upon every
hand tie mountains lose IN then
mighty majesty, auf fo- u les, looking
Wt>t HaI8, " could see UncountaJie
peaks, manYuf them With sno8 banked
u ef-TS dlaH. We EFT tie tfIli ktIe
and rode ovei Hrfatztwffug mountain
dud down !Hta tt- timber again. upon
the other side OR entrance WAS down
a very steep mountain side, 30 steep
that tie horses kept their footing with
very great q tIieulty. and Il almost
made ones hair stand upon end to
think OF the coustC fences OF a mISSfpp
In due time, however. We reached an
inviting spot camged and secured the
woods for game We found none but
Wild eurrauts grow there in abundance
and We refreshed ourselves upon these.
and gathered haf Il gallon which
when SteWed, made an excellent fruit
sauce for our biscuit aEd butter. We
were not pleased with the outlook for
game down in this hole, and the net
morning again packed our train. We
had gone only short distance. hOWeI-
er. when our friend, Freel. who Was
leading US "Out Ot the wilderness. =
Was seen 10 dlSm0Unt and hastily un-
cover his gun, and moment later
three shots aNpke the echoes for miles
around. HIS ain " Is perfect his head
cool and his hand steady. for he had
sent two bullets entirely through liue
/ deer. one through the shoulder, the
other about three inches back. The
deer Was quickly dressed. aud such of
+ Il as We DESIRED the back and hind
quarters-was packed upon one Of the
4 horses.
1t Was Immediately after this that
We had fright, and an experience
/ long To be remembered. Thinking.
( perhaps, 10 shorten our course. oar
guide began Tie ascent of mountain.
not the one over which We came. but a
much sleeper and 4 much more Aaz I'd
OTIS The Colorado bayS were hiding
+ experienced horses and were soon cut
/ Of sight. winding their way over the
almost stralght-up mouutaiu-Side Mi
Barrow Was IN the rear. | MAS rldlng
young horse and leading pack horse
/ Ii was perllous I.de at best. aAd the
animal seemed not To like the prospect
ahead Being urged along. he lost bis
/ position, though not his footing, and
| Barrow warned me to leave the saddle.
which did, perhaps inst in time to
| save myself aud horses from a fail of A
| thousand feet down the m0untain-slde.
! Bat this Is not that at winch | was
/ frightened. After leaving the saddle.
| undertook to climb the mountain on
+ foot aud lead the horses. Imagine nv
surprise aud dSmay, when had taken
only half dozen steps. to find that
+ the altitude was too high for me; that
the ali would not sustain me, aud with
severe pains in head ana chest. fell
over upon the mountain side exhausted
and painted fast and furious for the
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