A REMINISCENCE OF THE ROCKIES 



time before I could form a correct idea of the 

 distance. I believe it is best for any one 

 shooting in a strange country where distances 

 are deceptive, to ask information of the guide, 

 so that he may be able to sight his rifle at the 

 right elevations. In an open country, where 

 the atmosphere is rarefied and objects are seen 

 very distinctly, it is easy to underestimate the 

 range of your mark; while in the timber, par- 

 ticularly if it is fairly dense, the tendency is 

 to overestimate and consequently shoot too 

 high. After a couple of days, I at last suc- 

 ceeded in bagging an antelope and tried to 

 run down on horseback another one that I had 

 creased, but it managed to escape. It would 

 frequently stop and look back while being 

 pursued. Once I checked my horse and 

 waited. The antelope stood still and watched 

 me at a safe distance. I observed that it grew 

 no weaker from the loss of blood, and when I 

 resumed the chase I became convinced that it 

 was probably more than a match in speed for 



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