The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-05-30

. for the success of my maize pla
. tation. We hurried to the fiel
I The crop had indeed grown we
( and, what was more, appeared
4 be duly appreciated. A tremen'
\ GUS flock of feathered thieves ros
as we approached. Among thel
\ Fritz espied a few ruffled grouse
and, quick as thought, unlease
his eagle, and started him off i
chase, then sprung on his onage
and followed at full gallop. Hi
noble bird marked out the fines
grouse, and, soaring high abov'
it, stopped and bore his prey t.
the ground. Fritz was close a
hand, and springing through tn,
bushes he saved the bird from
death, hooded the eagles eyes
and returned triumphantly. Jacl
had not stood idle, for slipping
his pet, Fangs, he had started him
among some quails who remained
upon the field, and to my surprise
the jackal secured some dozen OF
the birds, bringing them faithfully
to his masters feet.
We then turned Il steps to-
ward Falconhurst where we were
refreshed by a most delicious
drink the mother prepared for us:
the stems of a young Indian corn,
crushed, strained, and mixed with
water and the juice of the sugar
cane.
We then made preparations for
an excursion the following day,
for l wished to establish a sort
of semi-civilized farm at some dis
lance from Falconhurst, where we
might place some of u animals,
which had become too numerous
with our limited means to supply
them with food. In the large cart,
to which we harnessed the buff
falo, COW, and ass, we placed a
dozen fowls, four young pigs, two
couple of sheep, and al many
goats, and a pair of hens and one
cock grouse. Fritz led the way on
his onager, and by a new track
forced a passage through the
woods and tall grasses toward
Cape Disappointment.
The difficult march was at
length over, and we emerged from
the forest upon a large plain COW
cred with curious little bushes;
the branches of these little
and the ground about
hem covered with pure white
Takes.
Snow! snowi" exclaimed Fsanz.
oh, mother, come down from the
art and play snowballs. This is
oily; much better than the ugly
ain"
| was not surprised at the boys
Mistake, for indeed the flakes did
ook like snow; but before I could
xpress my opinion, Fritz declared
hat the plant must be a kind of
Iwarf cotton tree. We approached
nd found he was right-soft fine
WOOL inclosed in pods, and still
angling on the bushes or lying
n the ground, abounded in every
ERECTION. We had indeed discov-
red this valuable plant. The
other was charmed; and gath
ing a great quantity in three
lpacious bags, we resumed our
)urney.
Crossing the cotton field we as
ended a pretty wooded hill. The
from the summit was glor-
us: luxuriant grass at our feet
retching down the hillside, dot
d here and there with Shady
aes, among which gushed down
sparkling brook. while below lay
e rich green forest, with the
a beyond.
What better situation could we
pc to find for our new farm?
.sture, water, shade, and shelter,
were here.
pitched our tent, built our
eplace, and leaving the mother
prepare our repast, Fritz and
selected a spot for the erection
our shed. We soon found a
'up Of trees so situated that the
nks would serve as posts for
intended building. Thither we
ried all our tools, and then, as
day was far advanced, enjoy
our supper, and lay down up
most comfortable beds, which
mother had prepared for us
h the cotton.
he group of trees we had Sc
was exactly suited to our
pose, for it formed a regular
t1linear figure, the greatest
of which faced the sea. cut
p mortices in the trunks about
feet from the ground, and
in ten feet higher up to form
econd story. In these mortices
lserted beams, thus forming a
network for my building, and
q, making a roof of laths, /
pped from a neighboring tree,
fixed with acacia thorns, and
oh would effectually shoot off
amount of rain.
lille clearing up the scraps of
< and other rubbish for fuel
our fire, | noticed a peculiar