The Arvada enterprise., 1923-01-25

over each other in their haste TO run-they knew
not where. Meanwhile my rife was cracking. Tho
reports were scarcely audible above the roar OF
the seapane. The wind pressure was terrific. and
disturbed my aim 50 that my first two bullets did
nothing more than spit up pun Of dust on the
mountain top. Seeing where the bullet struck.
however. enabled me to correct my 6re. The third
shot sent big billy down In his tracks. and the
fourth bullet tOppled another The NTH and sixth
shots were clean misses. for BY that time We had
fully fattened out with the goats and the land
scape going under US 70 fast that was merely
wasting ammunition.
Crawling In OF the nose Of the plane, We cir.
cled the mountain top several times to be sure the
two goats were down to stay They were both lying
just they had fallen. 30 we took our bearings
from the air with the view Of retrieving our XII
later. In flying the 6rst herd JO' nst0u had
emptIed his Winchester over the side of the cock.
pit. but he was shooting at such q dIsa dvantage
from, that position that he hadn't touched meat
with single bullet.
l hn, convinced myself that II Il possible to
shoot land game from flying airpane and that
II wus fur easier than hunting afoot. by sign
language I Indicated to Johnston that he should
take his position the nose Of the plane to do the
next shooting while crawled out the wing
to shoot the next herd Of gonts with the camera.
Then with Johnston on the nose. and me on the
lower wing we began soaring over the island.
Around the east side OF the island We
espicd II lone billy standing n cliff overlooking
the sea. We divet ut him. and Johnston sent him
tumL!ing down the cn onto the beach with
weil-aiined bullet Then minutes later we had
landed on the sea- loaded the goat In the seaplans's
hold. and were In the air again.
About three miles along the shore from that
point we came over IA great canyon leading back
from the sea. The canyon was fully fifteen hun.
dred feet deep. and probably thousand feet wide
ut the top. Its walls were literally alive with
gonts. With opportunity Of protest I" the pilot
aud almost before had time to realize the hazard
Gus nnture OF the flight. We were diving into the
canyon Down We went 500 feet below the rlm
and diyed at the wall From my position on the
wing ! saw Jets Of hre flash from Johnston's rife,
and three goats tOppled of the wall. In another
instant We were whirng around In the canyon
with the nirpnne wing which was standing
pivoting around at % miles an hour seemingly
withIr l5 feet Of the perpendicular rock wall.
Landing the plane In the sea near the mouth Of
the canyon we trudKed up the wash. and came
bnck Juggling the three goats that Johnston had
nut down We intended to ny away With them.
but In this we were bafied. With three heavy men
and four goats my mechanical bird refused to take
the MR. We had to content ourselves by leaving
two perfectly good soats on the shore. and flying
away with the two could cnrry.
Returning to Choke Berry Cove after two and
a half hours In the air we Transferred one Of the
goats to Holloway's plane. and sent him wingins
his way toward Avalon. He declared he'd need the
goat when he arrived there II he ever expected to
tell the story Of our aeronautical hunting trip.