308 A NICE-TEMPERED HORSE. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



A nice-tempered horse. A large band of elk. Putting out baits for bears. 

 The first a failure. The second a success. Buy a new pony. A good 

 bargain. Fishel goes for letters. Antelope-stalking. A useless dog. 

 Fishel has his ponies stolen. He and I pay a visit to the Crow Indians. 

 A buffalo-run with the Crows. The Indian game of " Hand." A visit 

 to the ranche. Tendoi, the chief of the Bannocks. Stories of him. 

 Unpleasant quarters. How Bowles got his wife. 



ON our return we moved camp to the end of the Judith range, 

 hearing from Bowles that he had seen a good many bear-tracks 

 there when cutting wood for the ranche about three weeks 

 before. 



We had brought our horses and man back with us and vrere 

 soon comfortably established, and we made a capital dining- 

 tent of an old waggon-cover which we had bought at the 

 ranche. 



The next morning the Colonel and I went hunting together, 

 meaning to separate when we got into the mountains. It had 

 been raining and I had put my rifle in its case, when seeing 

 some very fresh deer-sign I pulled it out, and was holding it 

 at arm's length, with the cover in the other hand, when the 



