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whatever is waiting for us in the next 
world. 
But fortunately we did not even lose a 
horse. Then came the plunging down, 
down, with no chance to pick steps 
because of the all-concealing snow. 
Those, indeed, were “stirring times,” 
but we made camp that night in clear 
weather and good spirits. We were on 
the right side of the barrier and only 
two days from the Palette Ranch — and 
safety, not to say luxury. 
If you had Aladdin’s lamp and asked 
for a shooting box, you could hardly 
expect to find anything more ideal than 
the Palette Ranch. There is no spot 
in the world more beautiful or more 
health giving. It is tucked away by 
itself in the heart of the Rockies, 150 
miles from the railroad, 40 miles from 
the stage route, and surrounded on the 
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