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through the back part of the paunch, but I could 

 not find the ball. When the shot struck her she 

 dropped, rose again and soon fell and was dead 

 when we reached her. The second was shot 

 through both shoulders, the ball lodging against 

 the skin on the opposite side, but going through the 

 ribs and shoulders, the ball had flown to pieces and 

 the butt, much marked, went through the opposite 

 shoulder. This ball was found and weighed 250 

 grains. Both elk were dressed, for we intended to 

 make bear bait of portions of them. 



Before this we had found the sign of a large 

 bear. It was after sundown when we returned to 

 camp, and we were then obliged to pitch the tent 

 and get the supper. On our way out to investigate 

 the supposed Indian mystery I killed a big antelope 

 at one hundred and fifty yards with a 275-grain 

 hollow ball, dropping him in his tracks shot 

 through the shoulders high up. Catlin was now 

 satisfied that the supposed horsemen had been elk. 

 It is usually well to investigate all such supposed 

 mysteries, and, if possible, to satisfy the persons 

 who discover them, and thus to stop the constant 

 alarms likely to follow. 49 



Two days later we moved camp about two miles 

 further south and higher up the mountain, on the 

 little stream where wood and water were abundant 



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