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of the " Chicago : " proved to be a very good sort, 

 in spite of his professional zeal, and we spent a pleas- 

 ant evening together, during which I think he gave us 

 more information concerning his own country than he 

 received about Africa, for he had just returned from a 



SCENE IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, SEPTEMBER, 1897 



three months 1 trip to the Rocky Mountains, during 

 which he had visited the Yellowstone Park, in order to 

 write an account of its wonders for his paper. 



On the following day we continued our journey 

 westwards, crossing another high ridge ninety-two 

 hundred feet above sea level. The country through 

 which we passed during the day was for the most part 



