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upon by a hostile band of Ute Indians. Some of the party es- 
caped, while not a few were forced to suffer death by the hands 
of their foes. Independence Mt. still stands in bold relief against 
a cold sky and cattle graze in the valley below. 
The Indian has fled before the onward stride of civilization, 
but the work of that couragious little band of miners still stands 
to show what once happened. The dark traces of the life blood 
of some victim still clings to the walls. The sluices have grown 
wide and deep from the swelling torrents of spring rain. A few 
old Silver-tipped Range Bears and Mountain Lions make the 
laws to suit themselves, while the Golden Eagle soars high above 
the mountain crest, and rests and plumes himself on some points 
that hold snow and ice ten months in the vear and secures his 
living by capturing rabbits, grouse and prairie dogs. 
Seated at my desk, I can look up and see a rock that holds the 
eyrie of an eagle. A little farther on around the bend is another. 
Near the old 7L. horse ranch is a nest that has been used for 
many years, and is seldom seen, except by cowboys in the spring 
round-up. On Maynard Flats there are nests which have been 
abandoned years since on account of being nearly on the ground. 
The sticks of one of these nests would be sufficient to load an 
ordinary farm wagon, or enough fuel to last some needy family 
‘a week. 
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Pic NIDIFIGATION OF. UNE GOLDEN, EAGLE. 
BY W. RAINE, TORONTO, CANADA. 
There are upwards of fifty species of Eagles at present known; 
but only two species are residents of North America, the Golden 
Eagle and the Bald Eagle. The latter only inhabits North Amer- 
ica; but the Golden Eagle is cosmopolitan, being found in the 
mountainous regions of Europe, Africa, Asia and America. In 
America the Golden Eagle is most numerous among the moun- 
tains of California and British Columbia, and is also known to 
breed in Pennsylvania, New York, New England and Quebec. 
Although I was never fortunate enough to take a clutch of the 
eges of this noble bird from the nest, still I have a large series of 
