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too came to grief. There they lay, not fifty yards apart — 

 two in one evening. Not so bad — though in honesty it 

 must be confessed that such shots were more than ordi- 

 narily lucky. Skinning a tough hide is a trying bit of 

 work; but how willingly was it undertaken! What time 

 •we made down the mountain, tying first our trophies — 

 heads left on — securely on the cow-saddles! What can not 

 a good bronco do when he wants to get back to the herd! 

 For a couple of thousand feet we led the horses, and then 

 fairly raced. What fun is a good scamper home when you 

 have a stanch pony between your legs! The sure-footed- 

 ness and hardiness of a well-trained pony are simply 

 marvelous; give him his head, and if there is a ghost of a 

 trail, he will take it. Many an evening did we race home 

 against time, determined to get over the three miles of 

 twisted and fallen timber before the last glow vanished. 

 Once out of the timber, we could sober down, for all was 

 plain-sailing. Three or four miles more — among old Beaver- 

 nieadows, where every now and then we heard, loud almost 

 as a pistol-shot, the Beaver smite the water with his broad 

 tail, as he went down into his own quiet, clear pool — and 

 the welcome blaze of the camp-fire promised rest, after 

 refreshing and sufficient toil, as well as good companionship. 

 At present, the Grizzly is more commonly found in the 

 Shoshone Eange, in Wyoming, than anywhere else. Much 

 of the country is very rough, parts of it almost inaccessible; 

 but in most localities nut-pine is plentiful on the mountains, 

 and Elk are more numerous there than in any other portion 

 of the United States. Here, then, the sportsman' s prospects 

 of successful Bear-hunting are better than elsewhere. But 

 since the spring of 1888, Territorial law has made it impos- 

 sible for any man, who does not care to be a law-breaker, to 

 hunt in this splendid mountain region. On March 9, 1888, 

 it was enacted: 



Section 1. Section 1251 of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming is hereby 

 amended and reenacted to read as follows: 



" Section 1251. It shall be unlawful to pursue, hunt, or kill any Deer, Elk, 

 Moose, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat; Antelope, or Buffalo, save from Sep- 



