The Yale expositor., 1911-04-27

for the morrow. Ben Bert aud Heiny were to
go over to Ben's cabin on 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
lkely-looking mountain across the gulch from
where Heiny had shot his goat on 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 well above the
snow line.
While we were yet some distance below the
summit, We tied horses in a sheltered spot
and proceeded on foot. Deer tracks were numer-
in the fresh, wet snow, and on top of small
ridge found the tracks of band of elk. There
were eight in the bunch, track showing
plainly to be that of a bull, and Marsh allowed
had better try for him. The tracks were
lily followed but they had fed all over the
ridge, it took time to find in which direction
they were going. Shortly Marsh, who walk
ing back of me, touched me and pointed out
yearling which feeding toward us. We sat
down and watched this which was soon
joined by another and another. until six In
sight. The two yearlings came within sixty feet
before they winded us and turned back. We
could hear the bull scraping his horns on the
brush. He in the background, out Of sight
We watched them possibly five minutes, when
what took to be the bull. brushing his head
up and down among the branches OF a small pine
] fired at point just back OF his shoulders Then
came the disappointment of the trip, for the
animal proved to be big The remainder
OF the band stood motionless for a quarter OF a
minute, then broke into 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 | found
one track that looked good enough to follow and
had hardly gone ten rods when heard him Jump
out Of bed. He came into open spot on the
highest point OF the ridge. and stood looking at
me over the top Of some dwarf cedars I drew
bead on his neck and fred, scoring a clean
miss. The second shot hit the mark and a ten
point back-tail buck was added to the list and
went long way toward repairing my feelings
the elk
The reunited party had supper together that
evening. Ben put up goat elk and venison steaks
to order. After the big feed was over and pines
filed we sat around the fire In the teepee tent
and planned further invasion of the game zone
across Marshall creek. The result was Bert's
bagging OF the largest goat OF the trip. and
Charles getting black-tail buck
The shooting Of Berts goat was quite re-
marltable feat He and Ben had Just about given
up looking for goats and were standing on the
edge OF cliff. looking down at trail along the
side OF the ledge, when goat appeared walking
leisurely. The animal about fifty feet hori
zontally and three hundred feet vertically from
him when he shot, hitting the goat SQUARE be
tween the shoulders, killing II instantly. Anv
struggle the part OF the animal would have
resulted in his rolling over the cliff where n
would have been impossible to reach him. The
two men crawlcd down over the slide rock ONT
TO where the goal lay and after much careful