The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-01

steep that we would often dismount and lead the
horses across
The valley at this point widens out into an
open park Of several hundred acres called the
big Prairie" which is now fenced and used as a
horse pasture by the forest rangers AT the lower
end of this pasture the river makes n wide de
tour around the vertical bluffs. the trail going
the top, Joining tho river again near the con-
nuence Of the White river and the South Fork
Here we made cur permanent camp in a small
open park.
For three days we had heard Marsh tell of his
seventeen years experience in that part OF the
country guide, trapper and hunter, which made
us all the more keen TO try our skill on the game
for which we had made the long journey.
on the morning OF October list, it
was light enough to see Bert and Charles crossed
the river TO look for elk the lick we had
passed the day before. Heiny, Marsh and went
up on the mountain back OF our camp to look for
goats, while Ben set to work fixing up the camp.
We hunted along the top OF the mountain for
a short distance when presently Marsh called our
attention to what he thought n goat lying
out on point OF rocks on the west side and sure
enough II settled all doubt by getting up and
walking out into plain view. We decided at once
TO try for this one. II was necessary to walk
back a mile to a point where we could get down
onto ledge which could follow, or half crawl
along back TO the place where we had seen the
goat This ledge was covered with slide rock,
and made walking dangerous and II was impos-
shle to proceed noiselessly, as would start
rocls 10 rolling over the edge every few steps.
A length we reached the belt Of timber which
hid the goat pasture Heny took the eight side
OF the ridge and I the left, and we began to move
toward the spot where the goat had been seen,
We had gone but a short distance when heard
a shot and going in his direction saw him and
Marsh Heiny had shot the goat which ran out
near the edge OF the clin and fell lodging against
the roots OF an upturned spruce. II proved to be
an old one with two OF It's lower teeth missing.
We took the skin head and part of the meat on
what proved TO be most hazardous trip, as the
west side OF the mountain Is a series OF narrow
ledgos
Banks OF cloud were rising In the west After
two hours OF strenuous walking through the I'M
derbrush and windfas, came out into the
park back OF our camp Just as IL began TO storm.
Neither Charles nor Bert wore in camp, and on
my part at least, were the cause OF some uneasi-
EeBs as II was raining and both had left camp
with only light sweaters.
In the morning as Il was growing light gazed
out through the tenthy 20 see the mountains
white twothirds OF the way down A few min
utes later l heard a shot up the river, which
Immediately answered with couple more.
Shortly after Bert and Charles were wadlng
across the stream to camp They had shot a
deer within mile OF the camp, and had found a
bunch OF elk which they followed until night
Each was unable TO find the other. and both con-
sidered II dangerous to try to walk TO camp in
the darkness and gathering storm.
The following day spent hunting through
the river bottoms and lower benches but without
results, only a few deer being seen.
That evening we decided on strenuous hunt