Hunting at High Altitudes 



overhang the falls, which have about the appear- 

 ance of the Minnehaha Falls near Minneapolis, 

 with a single drop of about one hundred and thirty 

 feet. Just before dark Jack missed one of the 

 horses, and for a while there was an Indian scare, 

 but fortunately the animal had only wandered a 

 short distance, and was soon recovered. We were 

 a little more sensitive to Indian scares since two 

 scouts from General Howard's command had been 

 met on the i3th, who reported that about one 

 hundred Bannock scouts from Lemhi Agency had 

 deserted Howard, taking along more horses than 

 belonged to them. They purposed to ford the 

 Yellowstone about ten miles above the Grand Falls, 

 where the Nez Perces crossed, and we were warned 

 to be on the lookout for them, as they were in a 

 dangerous temper. Our danger would come when 

 we should leave the Grand Falls and pass through 

 some open country in the direction of the Lower 

 Geyser Basin about the 1 7th. 



It rained most of the night at Tower Falls 

 snowing higher up on the mountains to be crossed 

 but on the whole, we had a quiet night and sound 

 sleep. When the rain ceased, about 9 o'clock A.M., 

 September 1 6, We packed up and began the ascent 

 of the Mt. Washburn range. For a few miles the 

 trail followed an open ridge, exposing us to a 



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