
THE BIG SAWMILL ON THREE VALLEY LAKE, WHERE THE AUTHOR MADE BIS 
HEADQUARTERS WHILE HUNTING IN THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS 
there being thousands of them on the lake, 
but before shooting at the geese I did not - 
care to shoot at them. On the way back 
to the camp, however, I killed several. It 
was not difficult to get close enough to 
shoot their heads off. I gave two of the | 
geese and all but one of the ducks to the 
chief, who seemed particularly well pleased, 
and wanted me to “‘stay long time.” I 
remained about.an hour, during which he 
chatted very freely and wanted to know a 
little of everything. 
Upon my return to the hotel I found my 
guide awaiting me. We talked matters 
over and as there had already been con- 
siderable snow, decided to go east to Three - 
Valley, where the fall had not been so — 
heavy, and try for goats in the Eagle Pass. 
_ We left early the next morning and arrived 
there about six A. mM. No one lives at this 
station but those connected with the Mundy 
Lumber Company. 
The Chinese cooks at the sawmill soon 
put us up enough “grub” to last a few 
days, so we immediately started out to get 
a shot ata goat. After going east along the 
railroad as far as the snow sheds, we turned 
off to the left and started up the mountain. 
It was very steep and rugged, the climbing 
of some of the crags being not devoid of 
danger; so we consequently proceeded very 
slowly. The weather was not particularly 
clear, and as the clouds hung quite low, it 
was not long before we were among them; 
still, as they blew past, good views of the 
cliffs and crags could be had. Now every 
few minutes my guide would stop, and with 
the aid of the glass would scan the side of 
the grand old mountain. He was a 
finely built, sturdy young fellow, and pos- 
sessing the determination characteristic. 
of the mountaineer, left no stone unturned 
to have me succeed. I myself kept as 
careful a lookout for the quarry as possible, 
though the best part of my attention was 
taken up in watching where I put my feet. 
In places there was quite a good deal of 
snow on the rocks, which made the climb- 
ing very difficult. : 
It was now about midday, so we stopped 
near a glistening stream that-came down 
from the glacier for a few moments’ 
rest and a-bite to eat. My guide stood for 
a while with the field-glass to his eyes, 
looking across a big:ravine, when suddenly 
- he exclaimed in his quiet, easy way, “I 
_see a- goat. When he comes out from 
behind a rock you can get a good look at 

