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"How many arc there of them?" 



"Four," came the answer. 



"Well, what is on the right?" asked Crandall 

 of his other lookout. 



"There is a steep hill, grassy on the south 

 and west but tree-covered on the north," was 

 the answer. 



"Is there a cliff of rocks with two trees on 

 top of it about a mile farther on?" asked Cran- 

 dall. 



"Yes," was the answer. 



"Can you see just to the right of this a for- 

 ested ridge in the distance?" 



"Yes/ 3 came half-a-dozen answers. 



"Well, then," said Crandall, "aim for the cliff, 

 go to the left of it, then aim for the lowest place 

 in the forested ridge. I guess you will know 

 where you are when we get on top of this ridge." 



On they went, and that evening all arrived 

 at the fort. Here Crandall spent a month in 

 the military hospital before he could either see 

 or walk. 



True to pioneer and prospector characteris- 

 tics, these three disastrous experiences were not 

 discouraging to Crandall. At the fort he picked 

 up another partner, and amid the falling of the 

 aspens' golden leaves, again set off for the Black- 

 foot Reservation! 



