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

for the morrow. Ben. Bert and Heny we're 10
go over to Bens cabin Big Salmon lake and
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
likely-looking mountain the gulch from
whore Heiny had shot his goat on the first days
hunt.
We 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 we'll above the
snow line
While we yet some distance below the
summit, 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 n band OF elk. There
were eight in the bunch. one track showing
plainly to be that OF a bun, and Marsh allowed"
we had better try for him. The tracks were cas-
lily followed but as they had fed all over the
ridge It took some time to hnd in which direction
they were going. Shortly Marsh, who was walk.
ing back OF me, touched me and pointed out a
yearlng which 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 yearlngs came within sixty feet
before they winded us 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 I
saw what took TO be the bull brushing his head
up and down among the branches of a small pine
HlNu ~ a point just DdCh or MS shoulders. Then
came the one disappointment OF the trip for the
animal proved to be big COW The remainder
OF the band stood motonless for a quarter OF a
minute, then broke into a run down the mountain
side
We dressed the elk and continued our hunt for
goats We We're crossing deer tracks every few
feet On coming out into little parl, I found
one track that looked good enough to follow and
had hardly gone ten rods when heard him iumn
out OF bed lie into an open spot ON tho
highest point OF the ridge, and stood looking nj
me over the top OF some dwarf cedars I drew
a bead on his neck and fired, scoring a clean
miss, The second shot hit the mark and n ten.
point blacktail buck added TO the list and
went a long way toward repairing my feelings
over the elk
The reunited party had supper together that
evening Ben put up goat, elk and venisop steaks
to order After the big feed was over and mines
hlled, We sat around the fire In the teepee TOM
and planned n further Invasion Of the gnme zone
across Marshall creek The result was Rort,s
bagging of the largest goat OF the trim ma
Charles getting black.tail buck
The shooting Of Berts goat was opIto ro
markable feat He and Ben had iust about siya,
up looking for goats and were standing ON tbo
edge OF cliff, looking down at trail along tbo
side OF the ledge, when goat appeared walking
leisurely. The animal was about fifty feet hort
zontally and three hundred feet vertically from
him when he shot, hitting the goat souara no
tween the shoulders, killing 1t Instantly Any
struggle on the part Of the animal would have
resulted In his rolling over the cliff where n
would have been impossible to reach him Tba
two men crawled down over the slide rock out
10 where the goat lay. and after much careful