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mountain trout are delicious. Sally 

 was lazily putting on rubber boots 

 preparatory to joining her liege. 

 Nimrod was sketching the home of 

 some calling-hares on a big landslide 

 back of the camp. 



The Pika are curious little creatures 

 who store up their hay and winter 

 supplies in the crevices of the rocks. 

 When they are not disturbed they 

 come out of their holes and sit in 

 front sunning themselves and making 

 little noises to each other, like a lot 

 of Chicagoans on their doorsteps on 

 a summer evening. They carry an 

 astounding amount of stuff in great 

 mouthfuls. I was ostensibly watch- 

 ing the cook jerk some venison which 

 was hung on a forked stick in an 

 improvised smoke-house of willow 

 shoots; but the pungent smoke from 

 the smouldering willow in no way 

 disturbed my real occupation of being 

 thoroughly, blissfully lazy. There was 

 need to be, for soon we were to start 

 on a bear hunt and this country is 

 like an untrained guest, it is so 

 unaccountable and demands so much 

 energy. 



The party separated about ten 



