WESTERN CAMP LIFE 



the life of the pioneer, have disappeared 

 entirely; the elk have almost vanished and 

 their annual rr '^rations have ceased to be a 

 terror to the i. ichman, who fenced in his 

 hay to protect it from the famished herds. 

 Even the smaller game has greatly dimin- 

 ished. 



There are yet some localities where 

 primeval conditions still continue to a great 

 extent; of these the most noted is the country 

 south of the Yellowstone National Park. 

 To the providential care of the National 

 Government, in laying out this great pre- 

 s'erve, is due the preservation of the principal 

 sport which now remains. Large bands of 

 elk frequent this preserve during the greater 

 part of the year, until the heavy snows drive 

 them down from the higher elevations to 

 obtain pasturage. Other game besides elk 

 may be hunted in the country adjacent to the 

 park, such as sheep, antelope and blacktail 

 deer, besides smaller : nimals. With a pack 

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