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j; N THE accumulation of the various subjects contained in this book, the photographer was rarely 

 able to obtain the most favorable position or sunlight advantage. The extreme difficulty of securing 

 first-class negatives under these conditions (many failures and few successes), is therefore apparent, 

 and in some of the plates, the work of reproduction by half-tone process, necessarily shows a 

 deficiency in the original, especially as the photographs have all been very much enlarged. This is 

 the publisher's apology for what otherwise might have been perfect mechanical execution. 



Use is made of the principal photographs of a series taken by Mr. and Mrs. Wallihan which 

 form the basis of the book. In order to make the collection of wild animals found in the Rocky Mountains 

 more complete, it has been necessary to use several photographs obtained by others, but inasmuch as these 

 photographs are by various people, their individual names are not given, more particularly as the incidents 

 of the photographing were unobtainable. 



As a matter of information to the sportsman, tourist, or pleasure seeker, the publisher would state 

 that the particular section of the Rocky Mountain region from which most of the foregoing pictures were 

 gathered, is in the Northwest portion of the State of Colorado, on what is known as the Western Slope 

 of the Continental Divide, the most central point of rendezvous being Glen wood Springs, which is reached 

 by the Denver & Rio Grande R. R., starting from Denver. 



The hotel accommodations and other accessories at this point are unsurpassed in the United 

 States and trips can best here be planned to the hunting grounds which are only a half day's ride or drive 

 by horse or wagon. 



