Hunting at High Altitudes 



good field glasses, and was convinced of the exist- 

 ence here of a natural bridge. The autumn was 

 so late as to make it impossible to further examine 

 into the matter, nor in later years did an oppor- 

 tunity to do this ever present itself. 



After spending a week at this camp and dis- 

 posing of or frightening away the remaining bears 

 in the neighborhood, I sent George downstream 

 to look for a new camp. He returned in the 

 evening and reported having found a good camp 

 and nearby had come upon a band of elk and had 

 killed a couple near the camping spot 



Accordingly, on the 2 9th, we moved about seven 

 miles downstream to the mouth of a large tribu- 

 tary coming in from the south, and thence about 

 two miles up that stream to the chosen camping 

 place. As we afterward learned, there were 

 many elk horns in this valley, which indicated that 

 during February and March, at which time these 

 animals shed their horns, they had made their way 

 thus far back to the mountains from their winter 

 range on the plains below. From this circum- 

 stance I named the stream Elk Horn, and it bears 

 that name to-day. 



The camp was a good one, the grass very luxu- 

 riant, making the spot a fine grazing ground for 

 elk and other animals. Soon after making camp, 



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