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was passed around her head to do service 

 as a halter, and had an extra turn around 

 the lower jaw. Everything went well for a 

 time. The side and top packs, some bed- 

 ding, the pack cover and even the cinch 

 rope went on without an uncertain move- 

 ment or a suspicious sign. When, how- 

 ever, the guide began to tighten the cinch 

 rope there was no end of excitement. 

 " Creme " made a sudden rush backward, 

 then forward and then she kicked and be- 

 gan to buck. The " kyacks " rattled, the 

 frying pans jingled, the rope men yanked 

 and swore; but " Creme " just bucked and 

 bucked. The pack soon worked loose, and 

 as the scene of activity shifted about we 



came upon dust-covered blankets, battered 

 frying pans, torn quilts and frayed pieces 

 of pack-cover. We were further enter- 

 tained by a babel of shouts and commands, 

 interspersed at irregular intervals by me- 

 teoric showers of small boxes, canvas 

 shoes, dishpans, rubber coats, fly-hooks, 

 hats, tin cans, toilet cases, steel traps, cart- 

 ridge belts, silver coins, stove-in " kyacks," 

 stray pieces of " gunny sack " and odd ends 

 of straps and rope — all issuing from a cen- 

 tre of gyration, within a cloud of dust, that 

 could only be approximately located by 

 the intersection of the neck-ropes. At last 

 there was a dull thud and the din ceased. 

 When the dust cleared away " Creme " was 

 lying on the ground with her legs tangled 

 in the neck-ropes, panting and quivering 

 and brown with dust and sweat. The 

 wreckage scattered about was, to use a 

 slang expression, a " fright," but we quick- 

 ly gathered it up and the actual damage 

 was much less than might be imagined. 

 " Creme " was packed heavily, a few 

 minutes later, without further difficulty. 

 " Devil " was the last horse packed. He 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. H. WRIGHT. 



THE HOME OF THE WHITE GOAT. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY WRIGHT AND CARLIN. 



MOOSE CREEK. 



had a camera and other valuables on his 

 back, but began to buck before the cinch 

 rope was put on, and quickly unloaded 

 himself without doing any damage. He 

 was finally packed with ease by blindfold- 

 ing him. 



We started on our journey about noon 

 and reached our destination at sundown. 

 I hunted for moose 2 days, but found 

 no fresh sign. On the third day, with 

 Wright the guide, I climbed a rocky ridge, 



