A CHANGE OF BASE 133 



were visible. All of the first named animals 

 had gone into winter quarters, and not a sin- 

 gle one was seen. Neither were any bears or 

 even their tracks to be found. We then must 

 needs retrace our steps. On the return we 

 looked with wondering eyes on the herd of 

 caribou which now had increased from seven 

 cows to thirty-two head in all. There were 

 twenty-seven cows, three "outside" bulls, one 

 spike-horn, and the herd bull, which was quite 

 a distance behind the bunch. They were all 

 leisurely feeding on the inclined plane, and 

 scattered about in every direction. At first 

 the herd bull at the distance he was away did 

 not look to be a very attractive specimen; but 

 as we watched his descent from behind the 

 shelter of the horses and as he came nearer and 

 nearer, we discovered him. to be possessed of 

 a grand spread of antlers. 



We had come out after grizzly bears, but as 

 we had found none we could hardly be ex- 

 pected to allow this fine bull to go unchal- 

 lenged. It was there and then we decided to 

 stalk him, but how? That was the question. 



From their actions it seemed as if the herd 

 would cross through the canyon, come up 

 our side, and over that divide. A good-sized 

 butte was near us and behind this we led the 



