The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-06-24

III ChCDh JUNE "a, 1870.
trip up to Gardiner to investigate.
While here he learned of the mining
camp at Jardine above Gardiner. In
vestigating the camp he concluded
that here was his mecca, and here he
and his wife settled, his wife to paint
and raise children, Sam to speculate
in mineral locations. Locating claims
at twenty-five dollars per claim for
tenderfoot investors in mines. Best
customers were the tourists who came
into the Park Sam was then acting
as mule skinner and had faculty for
painting very rosy views of great
wealth that lay in the ground up near
Jardine and the north Bear Mountain.
Sam was also great for homesteading
and had located on a spot on Bald
Eagle Mountain. 1t was in fact, a
very beautiful spot. The mountain
stream flowed down over the rocks
and passed through a grove of beaut-
iful fir and pine trees. Here Sam built
cabin and being apt at taxidermy
during the winter he would mount
birds and animals. He built dam
across the stream below the cabin and
stocked it with trout. In summer time
i Sam put up tents in his grove and
lured the man who could pay and was
seeking the mountain air to his do
main. Mrs. Travis painted and raised
children.
Eagle Creek Rranch
Travis had come to the conclusion
that he would take up homestead as
was his right. In wandering over the
mountains for a sport which would
fill two-fold purpose, home with
some scenic beauty and touch of that
which would inspire, he came across
a spot on Eagle Greek away up on the
side of Bald Eagle Mountain which
stands out bold and high, covered with
green coat of timber, spruce and
pine, majestic in size and growing
almost to the top. This mountain at
the extreme tip is bare and devoid of
timber, beautiful parks and groves are
seen if one traverses over and along
the mountainous sides of this giant;
sparkling streams come down through
wooded dells and ravines where elk
and deer have roamed in the past.
Deer and elk still seek this domain;
remains of buffalo are found here,
heads and horns which prove that
these animals wandered even to the
higher attitudes above the plains.
At the edge of a beautiful grove of
spruce and pine Travis located his
home, with acres extending beyond.
This site is charming to those who
love the woodlands and running
brooks. The wild life of nature is
far away from the hurry and hustle of
cities and towns. Overhead may be
seen the king of birds soaring with
his mate and seeking what they may
obtain as food for those waiting in
the nest in the top of some giant pine
somewhere far up on the mountain
side. The Eagle, the Mountain Jay or
Camp Robber, as he is usually called,
is always near you no matter where
you go, advertising to the wood life
the fact that you are near. The red,
or pine, squirrel is seen bounding
away among the branches of the pines,
chattering and scolding, or may be
taking repast of pine cone seeds in
a manner comical to see. He takes
a pine cone between his paws as a
person would take an ear of boiled
corn, sitting upright on limb, his
tail wagging in satisfaction, he will
rapidly chew away at the pine cone,
biting off the pulp and splitting it
out. When he has finished he has the
core left but he will have had some
thing to eat even tho he did appear to
throw it all away. 1t was the seed
that he ate out of the pulp. This seed
tastes somewhat like chestnuts. The
rapidity with which he will get away
with cone is surprising.
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