94 CAMP FIRE REMINISCENCES 
gage, we arrived at Council about the middle of the 
day, but excepting an enormous box which con- 
tained H.’s camp kit, we saw no difficulty in hay- 
ing everything transported. The box contained 
pots, pans, sheets and many other things. The 
sheets we rather objected to, as we deemed them 
out of place in the wilds; however, we decided that 
as there was a good road from Council as far as 
Warren, we would take a wagon so far with us and 
move H.’s sheets to that place. It would interest 
the people at Warren to see the sheets, and they 
could be stored there until our return. 
Leaving our belongings at the station, we visited 
the livery stable and stated our wants. The owner, 
Beard, said he would try to let us have the animals 
required the following day, but we were men of 
action and insisted on starting at once, so we se- 
cured a four-horse wagon, three saddle horses, and 
another man. We were to start with the wagon 
and our baggage at once, and the following day two 
men would follow with other saddle and pack ani- 
mals. 
After lunch we sallied forth, all three on horse- 
back and the men in the wagon. They told us of 
a camping place about ten miles out, but we deter- 
mined to push on and make Salmon Meadows be- 
fore we slept, and that was thirty miles off. 
The country around Council was rolling, with 
some black timber; the valleys were under cultiva- 
tion and the cottages we passed looked comfortable, 
many of them having well-loaded apple trees 
around. As the day was beautiful, we enjoyed our 
