REMINISCENCE OF THE ROCKIES 



IN THE fall of 1896 I decided upon taking 

 a hunting trip to the White River country 

 in Colorado. At that time the White River 

 country was well supplied with game and 

 might almost be considered a sportsman's 

 paradise, or, as an Indian described it to me, 

 like the "happy hunting grounds." Deer 

 were very plentiful, and around Hayden and 

 in California Park antelope were numerous, 

 although very shy. Bull elk occasionally 

 adorned the landscape with their imposing 

 presence and splendid spread of antlers. The 

 cougar was heard occasionally, although never 

 seen unless hunted with dogs. Old "Silver 

 Tip" frequented the neighborhood, but had 

 a way of making his bulky form vanish like 

 some apparition. His depredations, where 

 he had mangled the carcass of some animal 



