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he felt greatly elated as well he might. Carl and George on 

 going with pack horses for the two deer that Carl had killed 

 the day before could only find the large deer. The two had 

 fallen about a quarter of a mile apart, and some animal, pro- 

 bably a grizzly, had found and carried off the small deer. 



In a few days, having a full load of game we went back 

 to Glenrock. During the hunt, I had killed in all twelve 

 deer, two elk and three antelope, not counting any that were 

 wounded and lost. I have never made a more successful 

 hunt, either before or since that time. At Glenrock, we ar- 

 ranged with Mr. Baker to ship our game to Oakdale with 

 the first load of coal billed for that place. While waiting at 

 Glenrock for the car that was to carry the game, Charley 

 borrowed a rifle, and going into the country south of Glen- 

 rock, he killed two antelope at one shot. He probably has 

 not to this day ceased to regret that he did not take a rifle 

 for the trip. 



We left a liberal supply of venison with our friends at 

 Glenrock, and bidding good bye, started for home on the 

 next train that carried passengers, after having shipped the 

 game. The game came through safely to Mr. Truesdale, 

 who was then the coal dealer at Oakdale. Charley and I 

 divided with our neighbors, sending a mess of venison to 

 forty-two families in Oakdale and vicinity. Our friend, Ed. 

 Baker at Glenrock, did not care for any venison himself, as 

 he was boarding at the restaurant, but at his request, I sent 

 by express the hind quarters of a deer to his relatives in 

 Ohio, and later received from his niece a letter of acknowl- 

 edgement. We were gone from home about four weeks. 



