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of the Colorado & Southern Railway; Tarryall and Michigan Creeks in 
South Park, and Goose and Lost Park Creeks in the Tarryall country, 
reached from Jefferson on the same railroad; Turkey Creek, south 
of Lake Cheesman, reached by automobile from Florissant on the 
‘Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway”; Beaver Creek, south of Pal- 
mer Lake, on the main Denver—Colorado Springs automobile road; 
East, Middle, and West Beaver Creeks, south of Pikes Peak, reached 
by wagon road and train from Cripple Creek; and Catamount, Crystal, 
and French Creeks, to the north and east of Pikes Peak, accessible 
from the ‘‘ Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway” and the Pikes Peak 
Auto Highway (toll road). 
BIG-GAME AREAS. 
The hunting of big game, other than certain species of predatory 
animals, is at present prohibited by the laws of Colorado in the hope 
that the State, once a favorite haunt of wild life, will again become the 
habitation of game animals. Those who like to stalk their game with 
a camera, however, or those who wish to study the habits of wild life in 
its native haunts, will find much of interest in the Pike Forest. 
Bear are fairly plentiful in all parts of the Forest, and mountain 
sheep can be seen on the higher ranges which extend above timber line. 
The big game area most easy of access is the north slope of Pikes Peak, 
where deer and mountain sheep may often be observed by a few hours’ 
trip from Manitou, Colorado Springs, Cascade, and other near-by stations 
on the Midland Terminal Railway. Fifty head of elk from Wyoming 
were turned loose in this vicinity in 1916, and other shipments have 
been liberated in the vicinity of Idaho Springs in the northern part 
of the Forest. 
Deer and mountain sheep are most numerous in the Mount Evans 
country, the Tarryall and Kenosha Ranges, and in the Platte Moun- 
tains region. Probably more than 2,000 deer and 800 mountain sheep 
have their home in the Pike Forest. 
Visitors wishing to hunt and fish should inform themselves regard- 
ing open seasons, license requirements, and similar matters. Forest 
and local State officers can give this information. 
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING. 
The Pike Forest offers exceptional opportunities for mountain 
climbing. Within its boundaries are five peaks exceeding 14,000 
