ELK HUNT IN WYOMING 



was afraid they would run through camp. 

 He gravely warned me against the danger 

 of driving a large bunch of "Uncle Sam's 

 cattle" in that direction. 



It was a pleasure after this little excite- 

 ment to drop into a comfortable camp and 

 find everything nicely arranged and a good 

 meal provided. My quarters were supplied 

 with every convenience that could be ex- 

 pected by one who travels with a pack outfit. 

 It may, perhaps, interest those who have had 

 no practical experience in Western hunting 

 to know what can be furnished. We had 

 folding chairs, a folding table, two tents, and 

 in each a portable sheet-iron stove with a 

 couple of lengths of pipe to take off the 

 smoke. I had a pneumatic mattress to save 

 my tired flesh from the hard ground, and 

 whatever else was required which horses 

 could pack in. When I was tired of hunting 

 I could rest a day or so and read novels in 

 a comfortable tent, no matter how cold the 

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