Hunting at High Altitudes 



Having seen no Indian sign in the day's travel 

 except the ponies, we had a quiet and restful night, 

 and by noon on the 1 8th we were among the Upper 

 Geyser group and spent the remainder of the day 

 in wonder and admiration of what was seen. 



On the morning of the I9th we packed up and 

 started on our return trip to Bo>zeman. After 

 nooning at Lower Geysers, we passed on down 

 the Fire Hole Valley. In about five miles a fresh 

 pony track was noticed coming in from the west 

 side and at a trot. In a short distance another 

 pony track was observed going in the opposite 

 direction and leaving the trail to the west. This 

 was interpreted as meaning that a party of Indians 

 for some cause had been left behind by the hostiles, 

 and that they were hidden in the dense pine timber 

 west of the trail, and had sent out scouts to watch 

 the trail. We acted on this suggestion, and pushed 

 on as fast as the jaded condition of our animals 

 would admit at a trot passing through the 

 upper canon of the Madison, admirable for its 

 facilities for an ambush as well as for its grand 

 scenery. On emerging from this canon, we left all 

 trails, crossed the Madison and about sundown 

 camped on a bluff with an outlook to our rear, 

 having traveled this day at least thirty-five miles. 

 The plan adopted was to go into camp, cook 



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