44 wii.n i'i.()\vi;i;s of coi.okado. 



perpendicular wall al.„vc. He secnKd to i,.ulcrstan<l that there 

 was no eseape ; to oo higher was inipo.ssil.le, to stay where he 

 was or to descend was certain death, for already the men were 

 within shooting- distance. lie besitate<l hut a moment, then 

 looking u,) as though to ask forgiveness for past sins an.l the one 

 about to he committed, he gave a fearful leap into the chasm, 

 falling on his hea<l and dying instantly. It was evidently a 

 suicide. An old fellow near me remarked: "A downright 

 shame to cheat us all out of a fine shot and a goo.l ,|inna-," 

 for venison, even in the mountains, is considered a lu.xury this 

 early in the fall. 



I went near to bok at the deer. He had a splendi.l set of 

 antlers. I asked the men if they would give his hea.l to me. 

 "Why, yes, mum; it belongs to you as much as to any on us; we 

 all see him first." Sending for Dick, who had <,uite a reputatirm 

 as a ta.xidermist, we secured the head (which n(,w adorns my 

 studio), and in triumph walked into camp. "Where <lid you get 

 it ?'■ "Are there any more ?" " Dili you shoot it ?" were a few 

 of the questions askal mc. I told them if they woukl promise to 

 give me the credit of securing "the first antlers of the hunt," I 

 would tell them the truth. They promised, and the story was 

 soon told, the result of which was that each man vowed he would 

 get up by sunrise every morning, go into the canyon, and watch 

 for deer. 



The castclleia grows here in great abundance, and is, perhaps, 

 better remembered than any of the wikl flowers. Children pick 



