24 ADVENTURES OF DR. ALLEN. 



proved to be a prize, and I soon had the skin off the fore- 

 quarters. I cut off the saddles and started for camp. My 

 comrades hailed me with delight and we soon had a feast of 

 venison. Two of the boys brought in the remainder of the 

 deer, and I made a rug of the skin, which proved to be very 

 useful in my after travel. 



We prospected this creek and found extremely fine gold 

 dust but no pay dirt. Our provisions were decreasing and 

 we had very little money left. Meantime I sharpened miners' 

 tools until I had earned enough money to fit us out again. 

 When word came that gold had been struck in rich deposits 

 on Wind River in Montana, as miners are always ready to 

 "stampede" on short notice, we went thither with the crowd, 

 taking with us a year's provisions. 



