, 1925-02-08

our own group we had seer since the
second day out.
After skirting the edge OF the
plains for several miles. we crossed
Little Medicine and turned back into
the mountains and about 3 o'clock
we reached Marshall's mill.
Themnl was destroyed by fire sew.
eral years ago and, there is moth
ing left of 1t except tho sawdust
pile and some parts OF the burned
machinery. There are several cabins
that are used as summer homes by
ONE Douglas people but none of
them happened to be occupied at this
time.
We found a fine camp site a little
distance above the cabins. near a
small stream of water. An old circul.
mr. saw gave James a brilliant idea
which resulted in n cook stove. The
saw vas laid on some large rocks.
leaving a place in front for fuel and
to furnish n draft, and the cracks
were filled with mud. Some ten ad-
vertisements which we found fur
nished material for a stove pipe. and
the completed stove was very salts
factory.
We spent the next two days in this
camp. Saturday mosning a man who
had been fighting the forest fire
above here offered to take two boys
to Marshall postoffice. is miles away.
Some items OF food were getting low
so this gave us a chance to restock
and 80 we sent James and Philip to
buy what we needed.
This man told us 1t had showed
there while we were Mt Dayid's mill,
which accounted for the low temper
AZURE.
The horse wranglers reported that
three horses were missing this morn
Ing, SO Immediately after breakfast
Dorton and also Scoutmaster Good
rich set out to hunt them. The rest
of US spent the day in various ways.
a few boys went down to Little Med
lcine TO fish, some went bathing and
almost every one took a turn at
the laundry tub, which was a square
gasoline can we had found at the
mill. BY evening the trees were fes-
TONED with garments OF various
hues owing to the fact that some OF
the boys believed In saving time and
boiled all their clothes together, so
that the B. V. DIS and handkerchiefs
were about the came shade as the
overnlls and socks. I have often won
dered what their mothers thought OF
the garments they brought home.
which had endured several such tub
ings.
About 8 o'clock the horse hunters
came In without the horses and said
they had not been able to find a
trace of them. This news caused a
very gloomy feeling among US. The
loss OF three horses was a catas
trophe. It meant double loads for
the remaining three with prospect Of
having to leave some OF our outfit
behind. Worst Of all, tho horses were
not ours so we felt doubly respon-
sible for them, although We felt sure
they were headed for home.
After a long discussion Of the sit
uation, which only succeeded IN max,
Ing 1t Feem worse we heard some
one coming up the trail. and a boy
rode up. driving u three truants
and carrying their hobbies. In spite
OF being hobbled they had gone about
five miles towards Csreyhurst and at
Cold Springs were picked up by this
boys. ews Of N loss having reach
ed him from the fire fighter who Wis
tied our camp that morning.
Perhaps you can imagine what an
enthusiastic welcome he received. "a
closer watch vas kept over the
horses so that this experience would
not be repeated. We had a late
breakfast Sunday and observed the
day with a short service led by Rev.
/. Edwards.
The boys were given the rest of
tho day to do as they liked. Rev. Ed
wards. who was nursing a very pain.
full case OF sunburn and the two boys
who had hunted the horses stayed In
camp. These boys had ridden bare.
back all day Saturday SO you can
imagine why they chose to rest.
There were a great many camp
robbers Rocky Mountain jays
around camp and their inquisitive-
ness afforded us much intertain-
ment. They would fly down when we
were eating and come within reach.
hunting scraps OF food. One OF them
carried a sack of tobacco belonging
TO Mr.. Goodrich across the creek
where he left 1t after discovering It
couldn't eat the tobacco.
Some had left a bar Of Naptha
sonp on a stump and ono adventur-
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