222 CAMP FIRE REMINISCENCES 
Realising that some cattle were crossing or stand- 
ing in the stream farther up, I waded out with the 
intention of getting above them. Some spotted 
sandpipers flying about in an excited manner in- 
duced me to spend a little time searching for the 
cause, with the result that presently I found three 
of their nests. Each was under a sagebrush, and 
each had four eggs. These nests are generally 
found singly, but in this instance the three were 
within a few yards of each other. 
Going up the river for a mile, the cattle were 
reached, standing in a very muddy place and eat- 
ing the grass along the banks. Some distance 
farther up the river bed was wide, but the water 
flowed in a little stream between low banks of mud. 
I killed two trout in the stream, in each case hay- 
ing to drag them over the mud, so deciding to avoid 
this, I stepped on to a bank and sank at once to the 
waist in it. Getting out was extremely difficult, 
and had it not been for the fact that some willows 
were within reach the result might have been seri- 
ous. 
Following the stream further, a nice little pool 
was reached with its deepest part under the oppo- 
site bank. The first cast brought a big trout to the 
surface, but he was not hit, so leaving him for a 
while, I added several smaller fish to the basket 
and then returned. Scarcely had my flies touched 
the water, when with a vicious tug my trail was 
taken, and I was fast to a two pounder which fought 
well, as the water was very shallow and muddy on 
my side, and as I dared not again trust myself in 
