42 pioneer life; ok, 



In the morning after I had eaten my breakfast, I 

 loaded my horses and started. When I had pro- 

 ceeded about half a mile up the stream, I found the 

 pack-horse and elk trail which I was to take. About 

 three rods from the creek, nearly the whole herd of 

 elk I had seen the previous night were lying in the 

 trail. When they saw me approaching they sprang 

 up and ran on ahead, keeping the path and tearing 

 up the ground as they ran along, for a mile and a 

 half, when they turned off to the south and were 

 soon out of sight. I went north until I struck the 

 district line, which I kept for sixteen miles, when I 

 encamped for the night, on the head wateis of Ket- 

 tle Creek, finding good pasturage for my horses. 

 At night I was surrounded by wolves, which fright- 

 ened the horses by their howlings so that they came 

 close to the fire. I tied them near the fire, fearing 

 they might become so frightened as to break away 

 and run home. The next morning, after proceeding 

 Fix or seven miles, I arrived about eleven o'clock at 

 a corner where I was to meet the two parties of sur- 

 veyors. Neither party had arrived, and I saw no 

 pasture for the horses. When I had unloaded and 

 made a fire I commenced searching for pasturage. 

 At length I found, about three quarters of a mile 

 from the camp a small brook running through a 

 swale, affording tolerable pasture, to which I led the 

 horses. About dark one company of the surveyors 

 arrived at the camp. The next day about noon, the 

 other party came in. and we all remained there the 

 following night. One of the chain bearers was 



