The Appeal., 1911-04-29

for the morrow. Ben Bert and Hefny were 10
go over to Ben's cabin on Big Salmon lake ana
spend two days looking for elk Charles declared
his intentions of trying again for the big bull on
the west side of the river, while had picked q
likely-looking mountain across the gulch from
where Hetny had shot his goat the first days
hunt. -.
We were out of camp early, Marsh and / both
taking saddle horses. We cut out trail through
and around windfalls, across Marshall Creek, and
by ten o'clock that forenoon were well above the
snow line. ...n'
While we were yet some distance below the
summit, we tied our horses in a sheltered spot
and proceeded on foot. Deer tracks were numer-
Gus In the fresh, wet snow, and on top Of small
ridge found the tracks of band Of elk. There
were eight in the bunch, one track showing
plainly to be that of bull, and Marsh "allowed"
we had better try for him. The tracks were
lily followed, but they had fed all over the
ridge 1t took some time to find in which direction
they were going. Shortly Marsh who was walk.
ing back Of me, touched and pointed out
yearling which was feeding toward US. We sat
down and watched this one which was soon
joined by another and another, until six were in
sight. The two yearlfngs came within sixty feet
before they winded and turned back we
could hear the bull scraping his horns on the
brush. He was in the background, out of sight
We watched them possibly five minutes when
saw what took to be the BULL brushing his head
l fired at point just back of his shoulders Then
came the one disappointment of the trip, for the
animal proved to be big COW. The remainder
of the band stood motionless for quarter of
minute. then broke into run down the mountain
side @%
We dressed the elk and continued our hunt for
goats. We were crossing deer tracks every few
feet On coming out into little park l found
one track that looked good enough to follow and
had hardly gone ten rods when heard him iumD
out of bed He came into an open spot on the
highest point Of the ridge and stood looking at
me over the top of some dwarf cedars drew
bead on his neck and fired, scoring q clean
miss. The second shot hit the mark and a ten
point blacktai buck was added to the list and
went a long way toward repairing my feelings
over the elk.
me reunited party had supper together that
evening. Ben put up goat. elk and venison steaks
to order After the big feed was over and Mines
nlled. we sat around the fire In the teepee tent
and planned a further invasion of the game zone
across Marshall creek The result was Rert.s
bagging Of the largest goat OF the trim. and
Charles getting a, black-tail buck.
The shooting OF Bert's goat was uuite ! >.
markable feat. He and Ben had Just about .tvan
up looking for goats and were standing on tha
edge OF cliff. looking down at 8 trail along tha
side OF the ledge, when goat appeared WALKING
leisurely. The animal was about fifty feet hori.
zontally and three hundred feet verticallv fro,,
him when he shot. hitting the goat sonare h.
tween the shoulders. killing 1t Instantly. Anv
struggle on the part OF the animal would have
resulted in his rolling over the cliff. where q
would have been impossible to reach him. The
two men crawled down over the slide rock ont
to where the goat lay, and after much careful