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A NERvY WESTERN GIRL.

.%SGzs>, ISIS EMMA KELLOGG, Of
y ww & Routt County, is an appli-
3 M & cant for the position Of
u Avn Game Warden for Routt
SgCsS and Rio Blanco counties
district. Her arrival In Denver re-
Gently created a sensation IN the Capt.
tol corridors. Many Of the legislators
were curious to meet her, and Fish
Commissioner Thomas Holland, who
accompanied her, found his compaT 'on
always a centre of interest.
A woman as Game Warden will be
novelty. Mr. Holland knew nothing
about Miss Kellogg until she went 20
the Office hunting for the new Gene
Warden. Mr.. Woodward. The young
lady was very ready to state her quail
fcations for the place, and from the
facts she gave OF her experience with
game 1t is evident that few men IN
Routt and Rio Blanco are better ac-
quainted with the varieties OF that
section.
Miss Kellogg's most thrilling adven-
tCre was . wild ride on the back OF
an elk. While out in the hills one day
she came suddenly on an angry bull
elk. She had leaned her gun against
tree, and before she could get it the
elk was upon her.
She took refuge in sapling and
tried TO hold the animals antiers
around IL, but her strength was not
sufficient, and the elk broke away.
Miss Kellogg took advantage OF mo-
ment's respite to climb a tree and sat
on the first limb. This angercd the elk
more than ever, and he gave the tree
such bump that Miss Kellogg fell
Off
She would have been stamped TO
death by the animals sharp hoofs
had 1t not been that luckily rsle fell
on the elk's back. Then, with great
presence OF mind, she grospsd the
ontlers and held on for dear life.
The elk wss nst expecting de~csc.-
ment OF this kind, and it sera Of
through the woods, terror stricken, Oh
deavorlng 60 shake OF It's barden
Miss Kellogg, however, did rot pro-
pose to be shaken, and she only ciung
the tighter.
Away they went, the crazed animal
dashlng through the trees with the
velocity of an express train. Up hills
and across valleys the animal sped,
jumping over the rocks with tremen-
dous leaps hat almost unseated the
frightened rider.
Miss Kellogg was becoming weak
from the terrible strain and felt that
she must soon release her hold, when
an, unexpected incident proved her de-
liverance. The elk had made violent
efforts to dislodge the girl, and It was
one Of the animals tricks to accom-
plish this which saved Miss Kellogss
life.
The elk darted through some thick
brush where oyerhGnging branches
came low down, In order to brush the
rider off. But the terrified animal mis-
calculated about its antlers and got
raught IN the branches. 1t struggled
and struggled, but could not get loose,
and 1t was but the work Of moment
for tho intrepid mountain girl to kill
the captive animal by cutting It's throat
with her hunting knife.
After her ride Of several miles was
over and the danger was all past, the
lucky girl came near collapslng from
nervous reaction. She could hardly
make her way home, but she got help
and returned to claim the animal.
This exciting adventure occurred sev-
eral years ago, but Miss Kellogg has
| lost none OF her nerve
| She says she would have entered the
bronco-busting contest last fall had
| not her parents dissuaded her on the
| ground that she would be the only
lady entered. She lassoed a young
bear once and took 1t home alive by
giving her pony rein whenever It tried
| TO attack her.-St. Louis Republic.