Rossiter W. Raymond 



some of the canons in the Wahsatch 

 range, and he had been traversing 

 the Uinta Mountains farther east. 

 I remember the surprise with which 

 I found him maintaining in the field, 

 as far as possible, the decencies and 

 elegancies of city life. Knowing of 

 him as an explorer, hunter and ath- 

 lete already famous, I could scarcely 

 recognize my own expectation in the 

 polished gentleman who, in immacu- 

 late linen, silk stockings, low shoes, 

 and clothing without a wrinkle, re- 

 ceived me at a dinner, simple enough 

 in its material constituents, but served 

 in a style which I had not found 

 west of the Missouri. When I at- 

 tempted to make fun of him for 

 "roughing it" in this way, he re- 

 plied seriously : " It is all very well 

 for you, who lead a civilized life nine 

 or ten months in the year, and only 

 get into the field for a few weeks 

 at a time, to let yourself down to 



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