However, there stood the giant pines like h)nely 

 sentinels over the rnins of the old post, the small monn- 

 tain stream of pure water, the sage hens feeding along 

 its bank, and lieyond, near the trail over which we had 

 jnst eonie, were the antelope qnietly moving abont. To 

 the west was a range of lofty mountains. 



The qniet solitude of the place was In-oken only l)y 

 sneh sounds as are to l)e heard from the creatures of 

 the wild. Fortunate indeed is the counti'v or State 

 that has been so blessed by nature. It is a heritage 

 that we owe to posterity to preserve and protect these 

 things that have such a strong tendency to uplift and 

 improve both mind and body. Once gone, they are gone 

 forever, and we can ill afford to overlook any oppor- 

 tunity for their ])reservation. 



While meditating on these things I was suddenly 

 reminded by the well-known odor of fried l^acon that 

 we had not had anything to eat since early that morn- 

 ing, and so after a hearty meal, which oidy those who 

 have lived in the open can ap])re(date, we rolled up in 

 our blankets, and despite the howling of the wolves, 

 soon fell asleep. 



There are some things one never can forget. The 

 recollections of our charming cami) at old Fort Warner, 

 associated with a most agreeable companion, will 

 linger long in the memory of the writer. 



The next morning we made an attemi^t to rench 

 the Jack's Lake country to the south, by following the 

 Warner Creek or ])y skirting the southeast base of 

 Warner Mountain. We found, however, after traveling 

 a short distance, that the trail led into a canyon. Inas- 

 much as the country was covered with loose rocks and 

 breaks, we concluded that we could save time by return- 

 ing over the trail l)y which we had come, and from 

 which we had removed tons of rock, as far as the 

 DuBoise Ranch. Going from there to Adel would 

 place us on the west side of Warner Mountain, from 

 which we could climb the escarpment at a more south- 

 ern ]:)oint. 



On our return we saw a number of antelope, but 

 as they were about in the same places, and each band the 



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