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cabin on Watch Creek for a three days' hunt, at the end 

 of which time he returned with three fine sheep heads. 

 He reported seeing a great many sheep and had but 

 Uttle difficulty in securing his trophies, although he 

 was forced to shoot at very long range, as the big fellows 

 were quite wary and hard to approach. 



''One incident that occurred during their sheep hunt 

 might easily have proved serious had it not been for 

 prompt action on Collins' part. He and 'The Colonel' 

 were stalking a band of sheep. Leaving 'The Colonel' 

 under cover of a large boulder while he made the final 

 stalk, Collins crept along to look the band over at closer 

 range. He found none of the heads large enough to 

 suit him, so after a time came back to pick up his guide 

 again. It was very cold on the mountain that morning, 

 but in the exertion of the rough chmb the hunters had 

 perspired freely. 'The Colonel,' lying quietly behind 

 the boulder for an hour, had become thoroughly chilled, 

 and, when he got up to continue the hunt with Collins, 

 found that his feet were numb. He said, 'My feet are 

 frozen.' "Without further argument Collins helped him 

 off with his shoes and stockings. The feet were nearly 

 white. Collins reahzed there was no time to be lost. 

 He rubbed the feet in snow and worked over them as 

 best he knew how with little result, till, opening his 

 shirt, he placed 'The Colonel's' feet against his body. 

 Luckily they had a dry pair of extra socks, and after 

 a time, with the heat of CoUins' body and the dry socks, 

 feeling again returned to the members, and they were 

 soon continuing the himt. But both reahzed the narrow 

 escape the guide had had. 



''In regard to the weather at this time, I quote from 

 my diary: 'Oct. 14, 1913. The temperature here this 



