IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS 



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teacup through. So large was the opening, in fact, that a 

 fold of one of the larger entrails dropped through on the side 

 where the ball passed out, and dragged in the snow until the 

 deer fell, when I came up and dispatched him. And yet 

 nothing short of a .65 caliber cannon, with an expansive 

 bullet, is fit to shoot deer with ! Oh, no, of course not 1 



I went to camp, when Jack put an apparejo on one of the 

 mules, and we returned and brought both of the deer in. 

 Later in the day we dragged the elk and bear both in by 

 means of a rope made fast to the pommel of a saddle, and 

 when arrayed before our wiciups they presented an array 

 that caused our hearts to swell with pride. 



We then skinned the game, took the choicest cuts of the 

 meat, and after partaking of a hearty dinner, broke camp 

 and began the ascent of the mountain. 



The clouds had now entirely disappeared, and the sun 

 shone forth from a clear sky, giving a most brilliant effect to 

 the scene before us, but the bright glare soon became painful 

 to our eyes. 



