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soon as he saw us, turned and started off in another 

 direction, and we let another dog go. As the second 

 dog came up, the elk started off, taking a southeast 

 course to Pine Creek^ which he crossed. We all 

 started after him and followed as fast as possible for 

 twelve miles, when we met the dogs coming back. 

 It was now four o'clock in the afternoon, and after 

 proceeding two miles farther, encamped for the night 

 taking care to secure the dogs. The next morning, 

 January 6th, we started before sunrise, and after 

 going about a mile, came to a place where the elk 

 had fought the dogs and beat them back. About a 

 mile farther he began to feed, and there lay down and 

 staid all night. We kept on until we came within 

 sight of him and let the two best dogs go. The elk 

 kept a southeast course about eight miles, the dogs 

 pursuing very closely, when he turned and fought 

 them, as we judged, about half an hour. He then 

 struck a northern or northeast course, to cross Big 

 Pine Creek. He then ran some four miles farther, 

 when he again turned and fought the dogs. From 

 there he took a north course and ran about eight 

 miles farther, to the Stony Fork on the second fork 

 of Pine Creek, There he stood in the water and 

 fought the dogs. We came to within two miles of 

 that place and encamped for the night. About mid- 

 night the dogs came back to the camp. The old elk- 

 dog appeared very uneasy, looking wishfully in the 

 direction from which they had come in, from which 

 we concluded that the elk could not be far off. In 

 the morning we started again, and soon came to the 



