88 IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. 



" And glistening crag in sunlit sky, 

 'Mid snowy clouds piled mountain high, 



Are joys to me; 



My pathway o'er the prairie wide, 

 Or here on grander mountain's side 

 To choose all free." 



As the shades of the evening deepened, we gathered large 

 quantities of pine-boughs, spread them upon the snow, laid 

 our blankets thereon, turned in and spread the heavy can- 

 vas over us. Although the temperature went far below the 

 freezing point during the night, we slept comfortably and 

 soundly. The next day we continued the ascent of the 

 mountain, after Huffman had made some fine views of scenery 

 in the canyons near our camp. During the forenoon we saw 

 plenty of deer sign and some elk sign. We killed during 

 the morning several mountain grouse {Tetrao obscurus), the 

 first we had seen on the trip. In the afternoon as we were 

 crossing a series of beautiful parks that is, small open 

 prairies in the pine forest, we jumped a herd of six mule 

 deer. Jack and Huffman were riding in front at the time, 

 and I in the rear, so that they got all the shooting. Huffman 

 got a doe and a large fawn, and Jack a fine -large buck. 



We took their entrails out and loaded them on the pack 

 mules. We bore to the southward to some coulees, in hopes 

 of finding water, but were disappointed, and had to make 

 another snow camp for that night. After dinner I went west 

 about a mile and saw numerous signs of buffaloes and elk, 

 though I did not succeed in getting a shot, but felt great 

 hopes that we should in the morning. 



We made an early start on the morning of the 8th, mov- 

 ing in a northwesterly direction, and at about a mile from 

 camp passed a boundary post showing the territorial boundary 

 line between Wyoming and Montana, and showing us that we 

 had spent the night in Wyoming. We now, however, passed 



