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amongst them a herd of eight antelopes. They were a long 

 distance from the trail, however, and we didn't go after them, 

 but contented ourselves with giving them a few harmless shots 

 at about four hundred yards rise. 



We left the river that afternoon, and started up a creek 

 that came down from the mountains on the west, hoping to 



A DAY ON BENNETT CREEK. 



find game near the head of it; but when we got to the foot- 

 hills we found a cabin theie occupied by the ranchman who 

 owned the herd of cattle we had passed through, so we had 

 to turn back again and go on up the river to the mouth of 

 Bennett creek, another beautiful stream, also coming in from 



