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Seaman's dog, who had gnawed his rope and broke- 

 loose, came up and put off on the track. I followed 

 them about a mile, but it was so late that I returned 

 to the camp, where I arrived at eight o'clock. The 

 dog caught the deer and did not return for three 

 days, but when he came he looked fat and sleek, 

 having eaten the deer. When I arrived at the camp 

 they inquired what luck I had. I told them that if 

 it had not been for Seaman's dog, I would have had 

 a fine doe, for I had wounded it and it could not 

 have gone far before I should have shot it. 



I told them we must hunt for elk the next day, and 

 that they must build another camp on the south 

 side of the Kenzua, six miles from the main stream 

 and twelve or fourteen from the old camp, as I did 

 not believe there were any more elk on the west side 

 of the creek, where we were now stationed. This 

 they agreed to ; but thought that Goodwin (who had 

 now got back with his horse) and Whitcomb had 

 better go and make the camp, and the rest start 

 immediately after elk. We took four dogs with us 

 and were loaded with four days provisions. Crossing 

 the Kenzua, we went southwest about twelve miles, 

 and found the tracks of seven elk, which we followed 

 three miles and then encamped for the night. The 

 next morning we followed them five miles and found 

 the fresh tracks of the same elk returning. I said it 

 was no use to try to take one alive, for they were all 

 does and young elk, and that we had better try to 

 kill them. Morrison and Seaman said they wanted 

 to be the ones to go on. So they went and we stayed 



