to it is now nothing more than a trace. Dr. Field 

 was sure he conld locate the place, as it was near the 

 foot of Mt. Warner, which then appeared in the dis- 

 tance ahead of ns. We strnck ont on the old trail, 

 hoping to reach Fort W^arner l)efore dark, as we had 

 planned to make onr camp there that night. We now 

 began to see a number of sage grouse. One tine old 

 cock in full plumage ran along a few feet ahead of us 

 for quite some distance, then stood and posed for his 

 picture. 



Signs of antelope were noticed in the trail, so 

 keeping a sharp lookout we finally discovered a band 

 of six. Farther on, directly in the trail, on the brow of 

 a small hill, stood a large buck antelope. As seen 

 through the glass, this was a fine picture, but too far 

 awav for the camera. This was the last antelope we 

 saw' that day, making a total of fifty-five from Rock 

 Creek to old Fort Warner. 



We now headed straight for our camping ground, 

 as the doctor had definitely located the spot through his 

 glass bv recognizing a certain large pine tree that stood 

 near tlie ruins of the old fort on the hill. At the foot of 

 this hill, near a small stream, we counted twenty-eight 

 sage grouse, all feeding together as if of one lu-ood, 

 and verv tame. 



Our camp was located in a most romatic six)t near 

 a clear mountain stream, just beyond the hill on which 

 the fort formerly stood. Nothing remains of the fort 

 to indicate the sj:»ot except some of the stones used for 

 fire-places, and the ruins of several log cabins which 

 were built of enormous pine logs. All these were mute 

 reminders of the earlv davs on the frontier and the pro- 

 tection that the fort"must have afforded to those who 

 occupied them, as no Indian arrow or bullet could 

 possiblv penetrate half way through then\ 



Here, manv miles from human haliitations, is a 

 spot that will appeal to the heart of any lover of 

 nature. After traveling' all day long over a dry, tree- 

 less, sage-brush, rock-covered countrv, to be all at once, 

 as it wTre, transported to this idyllic spot, made it 

 seem as if the tran'^f'n'mation was not altogether real. 



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