INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



I concluded to enjoy a morning's sport 

 fishing, and for that purpose secured a boat 

 from the ranchman who threw in his services 

 as well. We poled up the outlet, which was 

 a very clear and swift stream. The trout 

 swarmed under the boat at times in great 

 numbers and many of them of considerable 

 size. Flocks of wild ducks and geese, wing- 

 ing their way to their feeding grounds, broke 

 the stillness of the early morning, for it was 

 before daybreak that we started, when the 

 stars were beginning to pale in the sky. The 

 trout made their presence quite noticeable, 

 frequently disturbing the surface of the 

 water, and sometimes a big one would stir 

 up an awful commotion. I soon had a seven- 

 pound trout securely hooked, which I landed 

 as soon as I was able to do so, because I 

 wanted a change of diet. 



Although I had been in camp for a couple 

 of weeks I had been unable to get a shot at 

 an elk, and had only seen one making its way 



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