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work hard enough we could get them, and they were unusually large 
and in fine condition, only one or two small deer being killed. - 
Another enjoyable feature of the trip was our experience with 
bears. There are more bears in the country than deer, and two mem- 
bers of the crowd got shots at some big brown ones, both of which were 
effective, but we did not find the bear—again because of our lack of a 
dog. At one place we found what we named the bears’ bath tub. It 
was a small pool on the side of the mountain, a long way from any 
other water, just about the shape and size of a bath tub. It was worn 
smooth on all sides, and was continually used by the bears for their 
wallowing, and for a hundred yards distance, on all sides, the ground, 
logs, trees and brush were plastered with mud which had dripped from 
the bears as they had come out of the pool and had struck in different 
directions to their resorts. 
We cured our meat on a rack under a tent, setting the tent up 
off of the ground about a foot and a half, so as to give ventilation under 
the flaps and through the top. Our friends tell us that our “jerky” 
was the “best ever,’ and we agree that the system of curing is first- 
class. After a two weeks’ stay, part of our crowd came out, and the 
‘remaining part moved camp about nine miles and remained for four 
or five days. We all swear that we are going again, and this" ‘time 
‘truly loaded for bear. 
The trip was made without an accident, except some of the ladies 
contend that the yellowjackets’ nests in the trail, which were numer- 
ous, were worse toan accidents, and we are all willing to admit that 
we would be just as satisfied if they were not. It seems that the man 
who was riding the last broncho usually received a lively reception 
while passing through them. The trail was good, and outside of this 
one menace, which is serious in some places where the trail is narrow, 
our trip was exceptionally enjoyable through its entirety. 
THE ANTELOPE IN OREGON 
By Jor SKELTON. 
Since it has been unlawful to kill antelope in the State of Oregon 
at any season of the year, these animals have increased until now I 
think it can be safely said that Oregon has at least 10,000 within its 
boundaries. 
This is the conclusion C. M. Ramsby and myself arrived at after 
making a tour of the antelope country, under the direction. of State 
Fish and Game Commissioner C. F. Stone, in order to ascertain their 
approximate numbers and the location of their range. 
On Tuesday, August 1, EH. A. Cress, Mr. Stone’s law partner, Dep- 
uty Game Warden C. M. Ramsby and myself left Klamath Falls for 
Lakeview, where we talked with several people who were able to 
give us considerable information regarding the antelope range. 
E. E. Woodcock and A. Leonard, of Lakeview, who are well ac- 
quainted with the desert country of eastern Lake County, suggested 
that we go to the Phil Barry ranch in Guano Valley. Zim Baldwin, 
of the Lakeview garage, who is well acquainted with game conditions 
of that county, said that we would see antelope, but that they were 
not in bunches at this time of the year, and therefore we would not 
see as many as we would later in the fall, when they ran in bunches. 
‘When asked for an estimate of the numbers, Mr. Baldwin said that 
he would bet anything he had that-he could. take us into the antelope 
