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RECREA TION. 



AT THE SPRINGS. 



camera pointed rather too low for the 

 others, but could not move it while they 

 were so close — 40 feet. I had built a 

 blind in the mouth of a small gulch 

 which came in diagonally to the large 

 one. The water ran down over the bed 

 of the gulch about ten feet wide, and 

 probably 300 yards long. Some bunches 

 would come in above me and some be- 

 low, but finally this band came down 

 right in front of me. I thought I had 



the camera pointed right, but the dark 

 room and developer showed that my 

 aim was too low. They did not scare, 

 but went on up the gulch, drank their 

 fill and left. 



I have not mentioned the many fail- 

 ures and hardships I have encountered, 

 but you may rest assured it requires 

 the patience of Job and the endurance 

 of an Esquimau to get photographs of 

 big game on its native ranges. 



