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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec 26, tgQS. 
height, color and outline constituted what one of the 
early voyagers termed "visionary enchantment." 
Photography was one of the objects of the expedition; 
in fact, the primary one, and throughout the journey 
of 31 miles on this day, th^ scenery was all absorbing. 
Fortifications, parapets, castles (modern and in decay), 
cathedrals, etc., of white sandstone atop of brown 
hills, came and went in such rapid succession as to be 
bewildering, and after photographing any one of these 
objects, a later view would usually seem the more de- 
sirable. To look forward or backward was equally im- 
pressive and still, each bend in the river brought newer 
beauty before the gaze of the astonished beholders; 
but sad to relate, even here, where any evidence of man, 
other than an Indian, would be incongruous, the abhor- 
rent wire fences would, from time to time, appear at 
the edge of a precipice. Only a few scattered ducks 
were seen in this vicinity, and they received but scant 
notice, owing to preoccupation with the scenery. A 
goose, being an unusual sight, attracted attention as 
it came honking up stream, and it was covered by a 
double barreled gun in the hands of the Doctor, when 
some one called out, "Hold your fire!" A rnan was 
seen pulling out from shore, evidently in pursuit of the 
errant bird, which proved to be "Charley," a pet. Joe, 
whose foraging expeditions among Boer farms had 
dulled his conscience to insensibility, begged for the 
critter dead or alive, and was bent upon trailing a 
baited hook behind the boat with the hope of towing 
it out of sight of the owner around the next point of 
land. A stop was made hereabouts to admit of a visit 
to the long-time deserted hut of a "wood-hawk." The 
scattered horns of buffalo and deer indicated that he 
had lived well if not long, midst these Indian hunt- 
ing grounds and Iveautiful hills, while wielding his ax 
in aid of early steamboat navigation and advancing 
civilization. The wind shifted to dead ahead toward 
evening, and to avoid a struggle with this element, the 
boats were beached in what proved to be quick-sands 
of a treacherous and hungry nature, for they nearly 
swallowed the Colonel's waders when he jumped ashore 
with the hawser. 
Jove! 'twas cold during the night and also the next 
morning, when, just before reaching the ferry at Judith, 
the first flock of sage hens was sighted. They offered 
a casus belli and an acceptance of it resulted in a more 
comfortable temperature of the body, and the persua- 
sion of several of the birds to come aboard the boat. 
Judith, named after the now dry river course which 
meets the Missouri here, was chosen as a site for Fort 
Chardon by the fur hunters, who fled precipitately from 
Fort McKenzie, and the history of the place is inter- 
esting. It is now made up of several corrals, to hold 
cattle pending the crossing of the river, a store and two 
log huts. Within the store was seen an immense pile 
of polished butTalo horns which were intended for 
shipment to the coming fair, where, the indications are, 
there will be a never-to-be-repeated aggregation of 
Western people and relics of their past. 
Several cowboys, in typical attire, and with the bowed 
legs that would seem to result from constant pressure 
upon the sides of their mounts, had met here while 
traversing the plains in various directions, _ and dis- 
played the customary interest in river navigation. Head 
winds necessitated the use of oars during the balance 
of the day, and progress was only a little faster than 
the current, which flows about three miles an hour. 
From a cottonwood grove further down the river two 
other cowboys saluted the fleet, and the Doctor and 
Colonel were rowed ashore to assist the civil herds- 
men in resisting any bad effects of the bleak wind. 
They presented a formidable appearance with knives, 
revolvers, rifles and ropes, hanging from belts and 
saddles. 
An unsuccessful deer hunt had ended, and they were 
bound for home, where the Doctor and Colonel called 
later in the day. Home consisted of a log hut situated 
on a narrow river bottom that was completely hemmed 
in on three sides by bare hills of 300 feet in height. 
The cattle range was back of these, on the plains, to 
which a slender, winding trail up the steep bluff marked 
the way. The courage of these beardless youths in thus 
"setting up'-' for themselves amid the melancholy sur- 
roundings, was altogether congenial with this breeding 
ground of love of adventure and heroism. 
These boys were newcomers, and reported that many 
other settlers had "come in" during the last two years; 
so many, that every piece of bottom land of any prom- 
ise was now taken up. This was sad news for those 
who still had hope of seeing some undisturbed and 
virgin country. 
At about 5 P. M. the boats were tied up, and scouts 
went back into the hills to look for signs indicative 
of the nature of the quadruped inhabitants thereof. 
Tracks of timber wolves, black tail deer, a lone elk, 
or possibly a confounded calf, and rabbits were noticed. 
The Colonel's attention was attracted and his curi- 
osity aroused by a loud caterwauling from the over- 
head cliffs, which he scanned in vain for the origin. 
Before he could locate the source of the noise and 
the reason thereof, a large bobcat was seen to fiee in 
one direction and a swift fox in the other. They were 
each colored by nature to blend with the prevailing 
hues of the soil, and in consequence their acrimonious 
debate was not witnessed. 
The day following brought trouble in the guise of a 
howling northeast storm, which, in the morning, blew 
the boat upon a concealed rock, and, a little later, the 
men's boat upon a bar. Waders came into prominence, 
and pushing, pulling and prying were indulged in ad 
libitum. The scenery continued remarkably fine, and 
in spite of a cold rain, the constantly changing forma- 
tions were watched with unflagging interest; but the 
gray day and loAvering clouds unfortunately prohibited 
photographs. 
The hills now subsided and drew further away from 
the shore, and the more frequent bottoms alii dis- 
played signs of habitation. In this vicinity cattle winter 
exceedingly well and the land bordering upon the 
river is exceptionally desirable, for this reason that 
the stretch of plains immediately behind it will prob- 
ably never be claimed, owing to lack of water right, 
and consequently the claimant of bottom land gets the 
free use of a large continguous grazing country. The 
appreciation of this state of affairs has led to the in- 
flux of settlers. 
On landing for the evening camp-fire, after having 
floated 30 miles during the day, many fresh deer tracks 
were seen on the sandy beach; but none of the animals 
came within I'ange of vision. From the hills just back 
of the landing place, the Little Rockies, white with 
snow, were seen looming up on the southern horizon, 
illuminated by the afterglow as though by electricity, 
and when darkness enveloped the landscape, midst im- 
pressive quiet, they still caught the paling light and 
seemed a supenuitural beacon. 
Ice formed on the boat's deck during the night (Sept. 
14), and, in the morning, bathing required some hero- 
ism. At Rocky Point, the second ferry seen in 150 
miles of travel, uv old trading post, is in an excellent 
state of preservation, with its ancient stove, sporting 
rifles, buffalo heads, etc., still in position. The tenancy 
of the present occupant dates back 25 years, and he, 
a connecting link with the past, recounted his recol- 
lections of and experiences with people and game of 
former days to an attentive audience. 
Good hunting was said to begin at this place, and 
since no red meat had yet come aboard and nothing 
more than an occasional duck had varied the bill of 
fare for some days, and, furthermore, because progress 
was being so constantly combatted bv head winds that 
only 20 miles had been recorded, the shore was sought 
at 4 o'clock. The Doctor had suffered the mortifica- 
tion, a day or so before, of bartering with a progressive 
rancher for some eggs ( a rare morsel in this vicinity), 
and he now teased Jim by saying, "owing to our hav- 
ing progressed beyond the egg belt, either we must 
waylay a beef or starve, and since the taking of beef 
in this country is usually attended by an uncomfortable 
style of mortality, it seems to mc we must choose be- 
tween two evils of a grave character." After effect- 
ing a landing, the Doctor searched the willow-covered 
bottom for white tails, while the Colonel and Jim visited 
the bluffs across the river in quest of the black-tailed 
variety of deer. They, the last named, paddled back to 
camp after dark without having seen any fresh signs, 
excepting of cattle. The Colonel remarked that, "to 
sit in concealment awaiting the appearance of a wild 
animal and have a cussed bovine sneak up behind and 
give you a barnyard salutation, is mortifying and dam- 
aging to a fellow's self-respect." The Doctor was al- 
ready in camp and, smarting under the influence of 
disappointment and angered by the sight of a man in 
the bushes, was prepared to convince poor old Jim 
that he was a liar. Finally Tommy arrived with a de- 
capitated rabbit, and was received with acclamation and 
hailed as the deliverer from a dire famine. 
Ltppincott. 
Bm,timo«e, Md., Nov. 80. 
Back-Trailing Horses. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Mr. Emerson Carney, and the editor, also, had some- 
thing to say in the current number, December 12, about 
trailing horses. I have had horses which were good 
trailers, and again have known horses which were intelli- 
gent enough in other respects which could not, or at 
least would not, find their way home after night when 
within a mile of it, unless they had a plain road to fol- 
low to get there. 
When it comes to finding his way, day or night, I 
believe the mule has more instinct, or whatever it is that 
enables him to do it, than most horses have, and if it is 
Vv^ater that is wanted, and there is any in the country to 
be found, a mule will find it sooner than a horse will. 
1 have had them lead me to water where I least expected 
to find it. The mule could find it, though how he did it 
I don't know.. I rode a small sorrel mare mule many 
hundreds of miles, at one time or another; she was a pack 
mule, but was never packed. We kept her for the saddle, 
and of the many animals I have ridden she was by all 
odds the easiest one to ride, and was fast enough to run 
buffalo with. I have shot many of them off her back. 
That mule could not be lost, no matter how dark the 
night was, or how wet or stormy it was, or whether she 
had ever been in that country before or not. If I wanted 
to find camp all I had to do was to let her reins slack, 
then tell her to go home. She would find her way and 
go straight there, whether the camp was one mile away or 
ten; and in going to it she went as the crow flies, straight 
ahead, over hills that I would take her around in the day 
time, and across a creek or river if she had to swim it. 
We made a pet of her; she went under the name of 
the Pet Mule, and I made a practice of feeding her on 
bread and sugar. She could not be kept with the other 
mules unless she was tied, but could always be found 
among the horses. 
On the march she would never stay with the pack train; 
all the men in it could not hold her; she traveled close 
up in rear of the column, and if the last file happened to 
be a single one, she completed it. 
We followed a party of Indians that we had found 
down the country stealing cattle, all one night on foot in 
single file, leading our horses; it was too dark to fol- 
low the trail mounted, and just before daylight we 
mounted and formed in line to charge through a wet bot- 
tom; as I took my place on the left of the line the mule, 
which had just got away from the pack train, took her 
place on my left, and kept it while we charged across the . 
bottom, killing one Indian ; then when we had halted the 
captain rode down the line to see if any of us had been 
killed, and wanted to know what that mule was doing 
here, I had to tell him that she was also charging 
Indians. 
I do not think that the scent has anything to do with 
a horse or mule finding camp. I have had a horse carry 
me right into camp with a high wind blowing right over 
hina from behind hirn. If there was any scent that wind 
w'ould have carried it away from him. A horse can see 
objects in the dark that a man cannot see, but if he has 
not seen them before they cannot help him any. 
I was given an object lesson of a rather dumb mule 
finding his way to camp when I was out with Indians 
hunting. This was not an old pack mule, but a team mule 
that had been given me at my request. I was sent out 
here by myself. The chief and I had been out all day 
"looking at the country," and late in the afternoon we 
shot two buffalo, and as it was at least ten miles to camp 
from here, we only took their hides, each of us carrying 
one ; then I took the tongues and as much of the tender- 
loins as I thought the mule could carry and not be hurt 
by it. 
Some time after dark we stopped to water down in a 
ravine, and the chief p«t in some time now fixing his sad- 
die; he rode one of his Buffalo ponies — ^they are generally 
more intelligent than the common ones are — ^but this one 
had to give the palm to my mule. 
The wind had been blowing from the east all day, and 
at dark our camp lay directly east of us. 
When we came up out of the ravine, the chief kept on 
with the wind straight in his fgce. My mule stopped and 
began pulling to the right; I tried to get him to follow 
the pony, even spurring him, but he would not move. 
I had ridden mules often enough to know that one of 
them can find his camp about as soon as I or an Indian 
can, and this one was anxious to go to his camp now. 
This wind has changed, I thought, but it don't fool the 
mule if it does fool the chief, and calling the chief back 
1 persuaded him to let the mule find this camp for us. 
He found it. Giving the mule his head now he climbed 
a small hill, then going straight across a bottom for half 
a mile or more brought us to the creek that we had our 
camp on, but the camp was below this a mile if we fol- 
lowed the creek; this mule was following his nose now, 
though, and crossing here he climbed another small hill, 
then crossed the next bottom and walked right into our 
pony herd at the far side of it. 
It was so dark now that I could not see a pony five 
feet away, but the mule had seen them further than that 
He wanted to stop here now, but I started him again, 
•aud he next led us into camp, a quarter of a mile away. 
The chief did not know even now where it was until the 
mule led him into it. This chief, as much as he knew 
about this country had got completely turned around to- 
Cabia Blanco. 
Arthur Corbin Gould. 
A MEETING of members of the sporting goods trade and 
of the press was held at the office of the Winchester Re- 
peating Arms Company, in this city, on Saturday gf last 
week, to give expression to the general regret felt at the 
death of Mr. Gould. There were present Messrs. San^ 
ford and Irby Bennett, representing the Winchester Com- 
pany, A. C. Barrel I of the Union Metallic Cartridge Com- 
pany, Edward Taylor of the Laflin & Rand Powder Com- 
pany, Arthur Hyndman of E. I. DuPont de Nemours & 
Co., Edward Banks of the American "E. C." and 
"Schultze" Gunpowder Company, A. H. Funke, Ezra 
H. Fitch of Abercrombie & Fitch, T. W. Stake o£ 
Schoverling, Daly & Gales; Gus Greiff of Von 
Lengerke & Detmold, W. R. Hobart of the American Field, 
Marshall Herrington of Shooting and Fishing, and C. 
B. Reynolds of the Forest and Stream. The Peters 
Cartridge Company, Messrs. Parker Bros., the Ideal 
Manufacturing Company, and the J. Stevens Arms and 
Tool Company were represented by letter. The following 
memorial was adopted, and will be engrossed, to be sent 
to the family of Mr. Gould as a testimonial of the high 
esteem in which he was held: 
Mr. Gould's character and personal qualities were 
such as to command the esteem of his associates and 
endear him to his friends. His daily walk revealed to us 
the high principles and worthy motives which governed 
his life. His influence was for good, and his life work 
was an important factor in the promotion of right think- 
ing and practice in the special fields he had chosen for 
his own. As the editor of Shooting and Fishing his pen 
was ever enlisted in the cause of good sportsmanship, and 
his writings have had an important part in developing the 
popularity of the recreations of the field, and in creating 
that healthy public sentiment which now prevails respect- 
ing them. Mr. Gould was devoted to his work; in his 
last sickness his thoughts were continually of it. 
It is fitting that those of us who knew Mr. Gould 
should thus give expression to our appreciation of the 
high character and usefulness of the life which has 
closed. His death has brought a personal loss to each of 
us and to the community. To those near and dear to 
him we extend our sincerest sympathy. Theirs is the 
comfort which comes with the thought of a life work 
well done and a memory honored. 
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 
By P. G. Sanford and Irby Bennett. 
Union Metallic Cartridge Co., 
By A. C. Barrel!. 
Laflin & Rand Powder Co., 
By Edward Taylor. 
E. I. DuPoNT DE Nemours & Co., 
By Arthur Hyndman. 
American "E. C." and "Schultze" Gun- 
powder Co., Ltd.j 
By Edward Banks. 
Abercrombie & Fitch, 
By Ezra T. Fitch. 
Schoverling, Daly & Gales, 
By T. W. Stake. 
Peters Cartridge Co., 
By T. H. Keller. 
Parker Brothers, 
By W. H. Lyon, Secretary. 
VoN Lengerke & Detmold, 
By Gus Greiff. 
Ideal Manufacturing Co., 
By J. H. Barlow. 
Remington Arms Co., 
By A. C. Barren. 
Bridgeport Gun Implement Co., 
By A. C. Barren. 
A. H. Funke, 
J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., 
J. H. Lau & Co., 
American Field Publishing Co., 
By W. R. Hobart, 
Shooting and Fishing Publishing Co.,. 
By Marshall Herrington. 
Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 
By C. B. Reynolds, 
