Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-01-22

In no resting-place quite 10 his mind.
for he soon left and we1t on to anoth-
er. Here after q little wandering he
chose a point where there was some
thick young growth. which hid him
from view when he lay down, though
not when he stood. After some turn
ing he settled himself In his bed just
as steer would.
He could not have chosen spot bet
ter suited for Us. He was nearly at
the edge Of the morass, the open space
between the spruce clump where he
was lying and tho rocky foothills be-
Ing comparatively dry and not much
over couple of hundred yards broad
while some sixty yards from 1t. and
between It and the hills, was a little
hummock, tufted with frs. 80 as to
afford us just the cover we needed.
Keeping back from the edge OF the
morass we were able to walk upright
through the forest, until We got the
point where he was lying In a line
with this little hummock. We then
dropped on our hands and knees. and
crept over the soft, wet sward. where
there was nothing to make noise.
At last we reached the hummock. and
got into position for shot, taking a
final look at my faithful 1890 Win
chester to see that all was In order.
PeerIng cautiously through the shield
Ing evergreens. | at 6rst could not
make out where the moose was lying.
until my eye was caught by the motion
OF his big ears, as he occasionally flap
ped them lazily forward. Even then ]
could not see his outline: but l knew
where he was, and having pushed my
rife forward on the mess, ! snapped
dry twig to make him sise. Ny veins
were thrilling and my heart beating
with that eager. fierce excitement.
known only to the hunter Of big game
and forming one Of the keenest and
strongest Of the many pleasures which
with him 10 to make UP the Wild Joy
Of living"
Az the sound Of the swapping twig
smote his ears the moose rose nimbly
TO his feet. with lightness on which
one would not have reckoned In beast
so heavy Of body. He stood broadside
to me for moment. his ungainly head
slightly turned. whsee his ears twitched
and his nostrils snuiYed the air. Draw.
Ing a nne bead against his black hide
behind his shoulder and two thirds OF
his body's depth below bis shaggy
withers, pressed the trigger. He
neither ninched nor reelsd. bat started
with his regular sroundesvssing trot
through tho spruces: yet ! knew he
was mine. for the light hood sprang
from both Of his nostrils, and he fell
dying on his side before he had gone
thirty rods.
Later in the fall I was again huntina
among the lofty ranges which continue
towards the southeast the chain OF tho
Bitter Root, between Idaho sSd Mon.
tana. There were but two of US, and
we were travelling very light. each hav.
ing but one pack pony and the saddle
animal he bestrods. We were high
among the mountains. and followed
no regular trail Hence our course was
often one Of extreme difficulty. 0cca.
sionally. we took car anlmnls through
the forest near timber Hne. where the
slopes were not too steep; again we
threaded our way through q linz OF
glades, or skirted the foot hills. Ia All
open. park country; and now and then
we had to eross stretches OF tangled
mountain forest, making bot few
miles 4 day, at the scst of incredible
toll, aud accomplishing even this solely
by virtus OF the woadersxl doctlity and
sure footsdnsss 9 the poniss and OF
my ecmpsnIon's sknl with the axe aud
tAerousA kscwlsiss u wocdcVaft.
Late one cold RfssrHoea We came out
In q high sspins valley IN whkh there
was Ds sfs II any MANS having ever
been before w Down ks nkidle ran
clear hreok. On each stds was q
bek " sh'st spruce torsst sovsxsns
the lower nanks Of the mountains.
The trees came down N points and
isolated elumps to tho brook. tho banks
OF which were thus bordepd with open
glades rendering tho travelling easy
and rapid
Soca after starting up this valley we
ontred a beaver mesdow " sonsld.
cradle silc II was covered with lush.
rank grass. and the stream wound
thTCoSa Il rather srsylsAy 10 Lona
curves, which veN frnssa By q tAsck
growth cr dvsfeA wSiiovs In sae or
two places Il brsads~ed hts email
pouds, hcNrias NV lIlypsd~ This
meadow had besp all tmrAped up By
moNee Trails led hNh~ and thithsr
through the gra. the wt,aow twsSs
were croprsd OK. and the muddy
hanks Of the little black pcods w,wv
lndeuted hy hcot. marAa Evidently
most Of the llles hst c,,eo ptucked
The footprints were unmlstakshle, a
mccSc'S frot Ia longer and simmer
Than a carlhouS while on the other
hand It Is much larger than an els.
and longer oval IN SHAPE.
Most " the sign was old thu b,yh
alpine meadow surrounded by snow
mountains, having clearly hssn a m.
vorlte resort 'cr uocse In the summer
'n' smr enormous. fresh tracks ,nld