Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-27

dale, as his personal experience
In the winter OF l-JJ we ha'
established our winter quarter
in a strip Of pine woods in tn
neighborhood OF Court Hous'
rock on Plum Creek. about lhir
ty miles south OF Denver. Colo.
One morning at early da~I
Ebenezer Jones and / started foI
days hunt, as there was al
abundance Of deer aid anielop,
that ran IN herds o. from Gre O
.jy 10 i've hundred. About i
a. n,. We killed d very large dee r
We hurr.udIy conveyed it 4
where we couta Lang it up so n
! 10 nreyen. 'he woi.re ifc.n dr
yourin. i, as tney Do rot dis
turb carcass when no, leEt IS
ing on the GrouLd. We were
then aoou, twelve mes from
our cabins. We pushed forward
on the trail of the herd. inado in
fast melting snow. j., cou-s,
was taking rs tarthc away from
home. Du. IN the tXcltoLcnt o!
/ tue chase We travelled AS fas, As
We could in snow that was melt.
ing. when you generally slip back
about half as far e. you go for.
ward. The sun shown warm.
! We several times came il sight
Of the large herd. but at too
great distance for shot
About / p. IN. we came TO a
hat, very bot and tired. After
a cQ,,su,tn'ior we agreed .hat we
mus, - 4, .casttwenty i've miles
from o:r camp. We started cn
our ra,urn. much fatgued and
hungry. as We had not had any
thing to ca, sill ce brcaktas: at !
O'Clock tha. suorA ing. We reach.
rd our dead dear soL0e time after
dark We slowly ard wear.
ily dis EN- bowelcd II. tied its feel
together. and hunted up a pole
We swung the deer ir tie center
Of the pole. each of rS shoulder
ing one end, and struck out to
carry !. twelve miles TO camp.
Wha. foolish boys 10 under.
take such thing, We were
,rayc,ing north. With tAc se.,
ting ot the sun the wind had
risen. Ilorins strong from that
quarter. The snow had hy that
time frozen hard and We Sere
Becoming uncomfortable from
the code, Eotwitl standing tlsox
,r-uc eAcr.ion ~ carrying our
burden. Occasionally We had 70
stop for u little rest AS there
was not now a tree or bush with
IN several miles ci Us. there was
no chance 10 again hang our bur
den VI, and. OF course, a pack Of
wolves WAS following close be-
hind. Our stops Increased our
stiffness and suffering with the
q AtrcTe cold.
| gave FL . few inches a1vant !
age in the ends Of our polo We
struggled on, aud when about
four la;los from lonlc we came
upor A small cabin. ". Aunc
the itcr on ono corner u! Il, and !
suuGh. tho door In response to
our alarm n voice fro,D within
answered We requested per
mission 10 come in-!dc n; i get
warn. He t!a,Iy refuse, saying
iha, he had too hard time %!
getting his .rcWood and could
no, spare any Ia make 4 tire IT
that hour Of The night, tried
for some time ~ bring him to
reason. but nothing l could say
or offer made al impression.
l asked Eb II we had better
try and go ahead. He said he
did DOT believe he could ever
make it, again addressed my
self to the keeper of tho shack.
but he seemed immovable. His
last excuse was that he didn't
think il safe 20 let strangers in
at tha, time O! the night, Old
man." ! said, ex; spcrG,ed be,
yond endurance, in letting us
in alone !i.s your safety. for IL
you don; open the door forth
with ! will tear the roof from
over you and make a fire with the
debris. This brought him oct
from between his b!antc;s to