162 CAMP FIRE REMINISCENCES 
live under the same conditions, they are seldom 
found together. 
The question of where to camp for the night 
arose, aS the weather was very threatening. 
Should we camp in this valley or attempt the Two 
Medicine pass that day? We did not want to be 
caught in the valley, so decided to push on, and 
darkness overtook us when we were about half 
way up. We went into camp by some water and a 
few little trees which provided us with fire, and 
after a very good night we started about daybreak 
for the divide. It was a race with the storm and 
we were over the summit and down to the beautiful 
lake country before the rain began. In fact, we 
were taking our lunch late in the day at our first 
camping place when the storm broke, and before we 
had gone very far, it was pouring. We were all 
thoroughly soaked when we arrived at Tom’s house 
several hours after dark. Our trip had been a thor- 
oughly enjoyable one. We had found our guides 
most efficient, there had not been any loafing, nor 
were there any unnecessary pack horses, as I have 
seen at other times. October finds the goats in 
full winter dress, and trophies taken then are per- 
haps more interesting, but when one considers the 
possible October weather, I think September the 
more enjoyable month for this country. Around 
Missoula the deer are sometimes very numerous, 
both white tail and mule, but where we were they 
are scarce. While my largest goat had horns about 
as long as those killed by the others, there was a 
difference of several inches in the length of the 
