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GOATS AND BEARS. 



The ist of September last, Capt. W. S. 

 Turner, with Vic Smth as guide, and me as 

 chief of the culinary department, started 

 on a trip for big game. We made our home 

 camp about 35 miles from the railroad. The 

 3d day a herd of elk was seen. Vic acted as 

 reserve, in case the Captain should miss; 

 but it was unnecessary, for 2 bulls were 

 killed without Vic's help. 



There were a number of moose near 

 camp; their tracks being seen every morn- 

 ing, in the park where the horses grazed. 

 I kept the camp supplied with grouse and 

 fish, while the Captain provided big game. 



After 2 successful weeks, we moved about 

 20 miles, to the Goat hills. Camp was 

 pitched at a beautiful mountain lake. The 

 Captain spread his blankets and lay down 

 to rest, while Vic and I sprang the tents 

 and cut fir boughs for our bed. The Cap- 

 tain scanned the hills with a field-glass 

 a few seconds, then exclaimed: " See the 

 goats! " Sure enough, there were 21 white 

 goats in sight, not a mile away. It was a 

 beautiful sight. After supper, we lounged 

 around, watching the animals. They paid 

 no attention to us. 



The next morning, the big-game hunt- 

 ers started for the goats, which were feed- 

 ing along the base of the mountain. They 

 got within 40 yards of the game, then the 

 Captain turned loose his Winchester 44, 

 and 4 handsome billies surrendered uncon- 



ditionally. Vic called a halt on the shoot- 

 ing, reminding him that the law allowed 

 him to kill but 8 goats; and that he had 

 better reserve his shots a few days. We 

 camped there 2 weeks, seeing goats from 

 camp every day. 



The Captain easily killed all the law al- 

 lowed, and coul.d have killed 50 more. 

 Their hides were good, the hair being near- 

 ly 6 inches long. 



Vic went down to the river after mail, 

 one day, and on his return killed a buck 

 antelope. He discovered signs of a silver- 

 tip, around the remains of a goat carcass, 

 about 2 miles from camp. So next day the 

 hunters laid for the bear, which put in an 

 appearance about 4 in the afternoon. The 

 Captain knocked her over, though it took 

 6 bullets to do it. There was no prouder 

 man in the mountains that day than our 

 military friend. Vic calmly looked on dur- 

 ing the shooting. 



We had a 50 pound balance scale in 

 camp, and with this I accompanied the 

 others, next morning, to assist in cutting 

 the bear into chunks small enough to 

 weigh. Her weight was exactly 651 pounds. 

 The fat on her back was 4 inches thick. 



Two days later we broke camp, having 

 been out a month. Captain Turner, who 

 has been on many hunting trips, pro- 

 nounced this the most successful one he 

 ever had. He says Vic Smith is the Prince 

 of guides. 



Ben Osborne, Big Hole Basin, Mont. 



