ELK-HUNTING IN THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. 



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had also been fortunate enough to kill three Elk. We had 

 no desire to kill more, and early the ' next morning dis- 

 patched a runner to the Indian village for men to come and 

 carry in the meat. 



AVhile we were engaged in skinning and quartering the 

 game, toward noon a shout heralded the approach of a 

 I)latoon of dusky packers, and before sundown we were at 

 the village with all our trophies. We gave the natives 

 nearly all the meat, we reserving but a small quantity of 

 that, together with the heads and skins. 



