WILD Ff.OWKRS OF COLORADO. 09 



In following up some small game they had become lost from the 



rest of the party, and it being their first trip in the mountains 



they were afraid to go further, so returned for the doo- that had 



been left m camp. You can imagine their annoyance when the)' 



found the most valuable dog disabled. The 1)001- thino- looked 



almost human ; each paw had l)cen bound uj) in soft white cloths 



saturated with Pond's Extract. He was lying on a bed made of 



car cushions and blankets. One of the men had shot a scjuirrel, 



on his way in, that strongly reseml)led the one that had gix'cn the 



dog so much pain. A look of |)leasure came oxer his face when 



it was held up before his eyes ; but while it may have belonged 



to the same family, I am confident our sciuirrel of the mornin^r 



episode was too cunnino- to be caueht. 



During the two days spent at this camp the men brou^dit in 

 some small game. They seemed disappointed. I have no doubt 

 each man expected to bring home his elk, deer, and buffalo ; 

 but as nothing larger than a wild goose had been found, they 

 decided to move on. 



Dick looked a little crestfallen. He had had great expecta- 

 tions of this place, and with a sigh said : "It must be too early 

 in the season." 



Our third stop was made at a beautiful little town in the 

 very heart of the mountains, called Salida. Great was our 

 surpr'^e when it first came within sight. Its situation is most 

 picturesque, being on a plateau completely surrounded by mount- 

 ains. One naturally asks : " How can we get out ?" Wc are told 



