424 WALL STREET AND THE WILDS 



handiwork of some old Titanic race. Gigantic, 

 castellated structures with parapets and towers, 

 huge colonnades and carved entrances, wonder- 

 ful in regularity, infinite in variety, they border 

 the river for many miles. Near the junction of 

 the De Noir and Wind Rivers, an abundance of 

 ducks brought variety in our bill of fare, and din- 

 ners of three courses, fish, flesh, and fowl, miti- 

 gated the hardships of our pioneer life. 



Turning westward and climbing the mountain, 

 we camped on the Continental Divide. Near us 

 was the tent of some Harvard boys, one of whom 

 was Owen Wister. They displayed the skins of 

 three bears as the result of the previous day's 

 work and said they would get the rest of the fam- 

 ily the next day. I started out alone for a hunt 

 the next morning, telling my Indian guide that I 

 was going to get a bear. I gave this up before 

 noon and brought home six squirrels which I laid 

 before Dick, telling him they were bears. It 

 struck that Indian's sense of humor and after 

 {ive minutes of meditation he exploded with 

 laughter. Thereafter whenever he saw a squirrel 



