The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-01
HUNTING WILD GOATS FRAUGHT WITH PERIL Ssagwuy Party Braves Discomfort lures and Brings Back Three
 nenrens of Mountains

preacher. banker and Che bankers wife. au inexperienced iu Mr- tac mountain goat from his reh hiding placc. started out Go l-rr nm m. Two miles of brush and .aes witch heavy packs make ..rp and rest imperative. They .nmb Che mighty glacier sides. rr down m cbasms ot fec that .eri sh.yer down ouca spine. but wonder at thc mighty works of Him Nnr rules tbc world but do not sigh. a goat
 Auer a pleasant evening spent iu h.- now made camp with tbe latest copy of -L.fc" and Che "Orosouian uIh t.o comic supplements they sleep tnc restless sleep ot t.rcd hunt .- Morning duJs hcm awake at I.ur making breakfast of eggs and ha.an .oeoc bread oatmeal and mt after which they start Cor an- other mountain pass where they hop. u hayc better luck They .mb tae rocay bed ot che glacier .-.lm. they push tbe.r way through ,.r.... and uadc through boE Of min. and over rocks and mounds un- .I ther cross Che stream. Go find awaiting chem wol made trail ,.. ..r. .r.m rhout four miles from .amr. weary and ready to rest and ..t .tc .umptuous lunch they n-au.nt a.uue WIth glasses scan- pin. .r. mountains ,hcy behold scy- .r alt coming down thc mountain ..I. in ne.r direction. With batcd hr.th and beating hearts they walt and watch tes mJcei lhcy are coming down so Che poor hunters rH- rot hav. to climb so high. Con- .I..t. goats, we're thcrc ever any ... tr. The hardy hunters dc. .rre the trimmed out boundary ... r.ar.. into Che chick forest and v.n hand and foot climb Co che r...nt. mp thc prec.p.tous sides Of . ...n canyon. where swinging from .. t. -0.s her slowly mako their .... .o mI.. n loo.ho.d or a hand-
 may mean certain death or r..r.rr ar trr rocks below. When .h.rt a mI. h.eb hey peep beneath
 m t. behold with awes,ruck
 .u.r eol. N.us out upon a ..E ab.u. thousand yards away. rn. others must b. near at hand. r......- and banker withdraw .r ha.ls lest they be seen. while I.I. await. lhc beginning of che or r.I rh.y crawl they glide. they ... tr.. steal ther way over a thousand wrJ. of rock and shaie. rrtr .r.g stand above their prey. an ...r.r. af nc.r approach WIth I...fI gum Che preacher gives Che
 I for One un to begin. One ... and ta. poor sentinel haii r te nu and r... uo moro. Thcn tr. other. spring as it CO aIi Che u..rr. Iure The cracking gums drop two more and one goes ump.ng down .h. mu They have enough. t.rr win not oven take shot at am. h.- buck who stands siihou,ted .ua n. sky Gyc hundred yards aurr
 And now begins Che weary. though .,.rnrt march toward home. That r.er. they s.uasb tn Che forest with stone. for thc.r pillows. round a. .....rr fire. at early dawn they r... tr.r Ioads and make for camp. rr. hours of hard walking. creep m. r.-. and -hcrc through brush. bring. chem to Che end oi trail op- r.t. he.r camp. with wide gia- ..- t-eum between Over there is .uI and two miles down. Che sta- ..r .br. betvc.u. Che stream They .I.r.e into Che stream whist deep n
 waters and make for camp ,..-. over nasty nrc thcy cook ...- H..ou. eggs. codce and other
 I things Can thcy make two t-r. ta tnc station before Che train .... h.-.r Soaked with rain from r..I |. oot boots ul ot glacial r.t.- tr., ausb on to Che section H.re u.re hey drop thc.r dun-
 un. hc men folks hasion t.. ta e.t One goats This second
 n au bat NH Che tvo hunters r.r Iur the.r burdens on thc around and drag rhe.r weary selves .r.. .r. house where warmth and .r.r- and pie and ham and all chat northern hospitality can aford arc r.rer Yc who would chasc Che goat t. h.. n.r. remember hc is fleet oi aa. win lead you far but when ,oa .nI and s'ay fho conquest we'll rar.y. One trouble undergone sarvay Alaskan.