Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-14

upon some ancient Indian hunting
HISTORY, for he came down out Of the
same country that for ages was the
great hunting grounds Of the PieVan
or Blackfeet Indians.
II think the greatest elk range on
this continent, or in the world TOR
that matter. is at the head of Two
Medicine Lake country-Dawson Pass
and Mud Greek and Nyack Greeks.
Mountain goat also are found there
in abundance OH the high ranges and
sheep are plentiful OF the eastern
slope of the main range Of the Rockies
the backbone OF the continent.
There protected AZ they are within
the park boundaries, they live in an
solute contentment during the sum.
mer months and naturally they
wander down under the lower levels
to feed when winter comes on. |
limit even to the tenderfoot who
never saw wild animal in it's native
environment, provided, of course, he
has the physical endurance to with
stand the vigor of outdoor life which
is necessary to take him to haunts Of
these species Of game. Give me time
and Id even agree to take an in valid
on the hunt. for in two weeks the
brXcing air Of tins region would tit
even the broken down city man for
the chase"
Reverting to the more serious as
poets Of this remarkable locality,
scientists whose attention has been
drawn to it. declare that it must be
the aereated glacier waters that flow
from the "heaven-peaks" that invig.
CRATES man and beast with the powers
Of longevity. There is nothing else
about the country that could do this.
they say. save the reiuvenating intlu.
ence Of the crystal waters unless it
would be the bracing atmosphere
acting as \ strong contributing force.
One Of the greatest natural game
preserves upon the North American
in 1910, set aside as Glacier National
Park, strip OF the northwestern cor
ner Of Montana somewhat larger
than the state of Rhode Island.
Within these mountain businesses
goat, big horn sheep. deer. elk,
moose, lion. grizzley, brown and
black bear and all almost endless
variety Of smaller animals are multi
plying 80 rapidly under the pro-
tective wing of the federal law that
in late fall, just before the wintry
blasts blow the game down from the
mountain sides, hunters 60 forth
along the boundaries Of the new
national park and find big game in
plenty as il leaves the higher levels
to browse in the valleys.
This winter hundreds Of deer have
appeared in the valleys along the
western slope Of the Continental
Divide. just outside the park breed
! ing grounds. Old hunters explain
the great exodus from Uncle Sam 9
newest playground by the fact that
| the animals have not been disturbed
!, during the last three years and now
are venturing in the open country to
| get more and better food. instinctive-
ly feeling that there is safety even
there.
During the late season. Frank Hig-
| gins and his party Of hunters from
the East, while in the FIathead River
country, killed the monster elk refer
red to in the foregoing. This party,
which started from Columbia Falls,
Mont, was gone live weeks and it re-
turned with siX-horse pack train
loaded to the state game law
limit wit h choice specimens Of
mountain goat and sheep heads, be
sides one grizzley bear. two black
bear skins, the horns of the monster
elk and carcasses and heads of five
beautiful specimens of black tai
deer.
The unusually large number o.
this species of deer that is coming
out OF the park this season is ;
source Of much delight to the hunter!
who We're strung along the park
preserve boundaries.
Besides the big game taken this
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