The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-07-18

when cut across near the joints.
formed capital casks, tubs, and
pots; while the long sharp thorns,
which begirt the stem at inter
walls, were as strong and useful
as iron nails.
One day we made an excursion
to the farm at Prospect Hill, and
were grievously provoked to find
that the vagabond apes had been
there, and wrought terrible mis-
chief, as before at Woodlands.
The animals and poultry were
scattered, and everything in the
cottage so torn and dirtied, that
it was vain to think of setting
things right that day. We there
fore very unwillingly left the dis
order as we found it., purpOsing
to devote time to- the work after
ward.
When all was in readiness for
the prosecution of our journey,
we closed and barricaded the hut,
in which, for the present, we left
the store of bacon; and arranging
our march in the usual patri-
archal style, we took our way to
the Gap, the thorough defense of
which defile was the main object
we had in view.
Our last halting place being
much enclosed by shrubs, BAN
boos, and brushwood, we had dur
ing our stay opened a path
through the cane thicket in the
direction we were about to travel;
this we now found Of the greatest
assistance, and the loaded cart
passed on without impeachment.
The ground was open and toll
erably level beyond, so that in a
few hours we arrived at the ex-
IRENE limit of our coast territory.
We. halted on the outskirts of
a little wood, behind which, to
the right, rose the precipitous
and frowning cliffs of the noun
tain gorge, while to the left flow
ed the torrent, leaving between
it and the rocks the narrow pass
we called the Gap, and passing
onward to mingle it's water with
the sea.
The wood afforded us pleasant
shelter, and standing high, and
within gunshot of the mouth of
the rocky pass, I resolved to make
it our camping place. We there
fore unpacked the cart, and made
our usual arrangements for safe
ty and comfort, not forgetting to
examine the wood itself, SO as to
ascertain whether it harbored any
dangerous animals.
Nothing worse than wild cats
was discovered. We disturbed sew
eral of these creatures in their
pursuit of birds and small game,
but they fled at our approach.
By the time dinner was ready
we felt much fatigued, and some
hours of unusually sultry and OPP
pressive heat compelled us to rest
until toward evening, when re-
GOODNESS revived our
strength. We pitched the tent,
and then occupied ourselves with
preparations for the next day,
when it vas my intention to pene-
trate the country beyond the de-
file, and make a longer excursion
across the Savannah than had yet
been undertaken.
All was ready for a start at an
early hour; my brave wife con
scented to remain in camp with
Franz as her companion. while
the three elder boys, and all the
dogs, except Juno, went with me.
We expected to find it some
what difficult to make our way
the narrowest part Of the
pass, which had been so strongly
barricaded and planted with thorny
shrubs, but found on the contrary
the fences and walls were
broken down and disarranged. 1t
was thus very evident that the
great snake, as well az the herd
of peccaries, had made entrance
here
This barricade was the first
check that had been placed by
hand Of man upon the wild Tres
will of nature in this lonely place.
With one consent storms, tor
'ents, floods, and the wild beasts
the forest, had set themselves
destroy 1t.
We resolved to make the de-
enses doubly strong, being con-
'inced that the position was cap
Ibls of being barricaded and fort
6sd 80 a. 10 rssist the invaders