INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



clustered upon the mountain sides, and the 

 rough crags were powdered with snow and 

 sometimes glistening with rills which coursed 

 down their rugged surfaces. After traveling 

 along the Gros Ventre River for a consider- 

 able distance we at last came in view of Mt. 

 Leidy, superbly situated between two rows 

 of mountains on either side of a pleasant 

 valley, at the head of which that peak 

 stands. The ground was covered with a few 

 inches of snow enough to make good hunt- 

 ing. We made an early camp and had plenty 

 of time to get everything arranged before it 

 became dark. The location was ideal ; plenty 

 of timber nearby; a fine stream of clear, cold 

 water, and good grazing for the horses. It 

 was quite important to have* a good range 

 for the stock, because there were eleven pack 

 horses and three riding horses fourteen in 

 all. To take care of these required the ser- 

 vices of a horse wrangler. I had three men, 

 my regular guide, Edward Sheffield; Charles 

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