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we thought best to follow. We then came back to 

 the road, and the remaining two men left for home 

 with two dogs. We sent word by them to Lyman to 

 send provisions to the camp on Kettle Creek, where 

 we should be in a few days. We hunted the next 

 two days without accomplishing any thing, when we 

 returned to the camp. On our arrival there I told 

 Campbell he might take his choice to make a fire 

 or kill some game. He preferred to kill the. game, 

 and I proceeded to cut wood and make a, fire. He 

 had not been gone more* than half an hour when 7 

 heard the report of his gun. He soon came 

 dragging a large fat deer, which enabled us to make 

 an excellent supper. After we had eaten, we began 

 to talk about our success, when Campbell said he 

 would hunt but three days longer unless we were 

 more successful. I told him I should hunt until the 

 snow went off before I would give up. The next 

 morning we went south toward Sinemahoning, seeing 

 no signs of elk, and at night we returned to out 

 camp. The following day Campbell was somewhat 

 unwell, and I told him if he would remain and keep 

 camp and dry some of the venison, I would go out 

 toward Pine Creek, to which he consented. After 

 proceeding about seven miles, I found where an elk 

 had been browsing. The manner in which the limbs 

 had been pulled down showed that it must have 

 been a very large animal. I hunted in the vicinity 

 several hours to ascertain the direction in which he 

 went, but the tracks were so old that I could not 

 decide. As I arrived at the camp a man came along 



