July, 1920 
forest and stream 
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THROUGH THE 
ROCKIES IN A MOTOR 
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an elk hunt three years previously. 
There were our tent pegs still in the 
ground, the boughs that had been cut for 
our beds, and an old brush pile, all as 
we had left them. These reminders of 
happy days made me glad that I had 
given my children the experience, the 
knowledge, and the pleasure that are de- 
rived from journeys through the Rock- 
ies with a pack train, and I was doubly 
happy in thinking that I had made them 
happy. The greatest joy in life is the 
intimate association of father and chil- 
dren. This is, indeed, difficult of attain- 
ment, for it is almost impossible to find 
something of mutual interest to the boy 
under twenty' and to the man over forty. 
The streams, the forests, and the game 
fields have always been common ground 
between my children and me, just as 
they were between my father and his 
boys. It was there that we came to know 
each other. I have lived to learn that a 
cherished memory is the richest heritage 
a parent may bestow upon a child. 
I N the latter part of September, Blair 
and I loaded a tent, provisions, rifle, 
tent stove and bedding into the car and 
started for Jackson Hole, Wyoming, by 
way of Yellowstone National Park. We 
had some misgiving concerning the abil- 
ity of our car to ascend the high divides 
in the Park, where the altitudes are 
more than nine thousand feet, 'but our 
fears came to naught. Though we had 
a late start, we reached the south en- 
trance of the Park at dusk. Our route 
was from Antelope Basin to Henry’s 
Lake, thence east to the west entrance 
of the Park, then through the Park to 
the south entrance. 
As the night was clear we slept with- 
out the shelter of the tent. I selected a 
level place under a fir tree, laid my bed 
on the ground, and wrapped it about me. 
The frost of autumn was in the air and 
the stars twinkled with unusual bril- 
liancy. The bugling of many bull elk 
on the mountain sides kept us awake for 
some time. This wild, weird call of the 
mating time L hat rouses the spirit of the 
hunter, is no\. eard by the summer tour- 
ist; it is for hm. who goes into Wyoming 
at the approach of winter. Sleep came 
slowly but my rest was sound. That I 
slept warmly and comfortably was due 
to the excellence of my camp bed, which 
is an eiderdown sleeping robe, in which 
the down is maintained evenly through- 
out. This is accomplished by compact- 
ing the down into cambric tubes, under 
pneumatic pressure. This quilt, or 
* robe, is enclosed in blankets and one side 
covered with waterproof duck. When 
unfolded, it is ninety inches square. 
Through a system of snaps and rings 
this bed can be made into a sleeping 
bag that will keep one warm in zero 
weather. It is a prime favorite with the 
prospectors, trappers and Indians of 
Alaska and the Yukon. 
' I awoke at the first flush of dawn to 
find a skim of ice covering the still j 
■1 
A GOOD GUN IS WORTH 
PRESERVING 
More rifles are damaged by rust 
than by shooting. 
Clean the Scientific Way 
You may scrub, scrub, scrub in the old mechanical way 
but it won’t clean a gun shot with smokeless powder. 
Use B. S. A. Firearm Safetipaste 
It doesn’t clean but just converts the corrosive products of 
the burned powder into a harmless, beneficial protective 
covering for the bore, and whenyou wipe it out just before 
shooting again the barrel will be clean and bright as new. 
Don ’t Clean or Wipe Out 
Just put in plenty of Safetipaste with a soft swab or ‘ 
thro” immediately after shooting, and 
your rifle will be safe for months. 
Try It On Your Golf Clubs 
B. S. A. Firearm Safetipaste is good for 
things that rust — guns, knives, skates, 
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Sold in %, 1 lb. and 5 lb. tins 
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Try your Sporting Goods Dealer! 
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Birmingham, England 
Sole Selling Agents for U. S. A 
k Production 
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Dept. No. 20 
5, 7 and 9 
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Tenting, Tonight 
More motorists are "tenting tonight" with Stoll Auto Beds than with all 
other makes combined, because it is the only outfit which sets up either 
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bed for two, a positively waterproof tent and all necessary bed- 
ding ride on the running board without blocking car doors, 
write for dealer’s name. 
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3255 Larimer Street Denver, Colo. 
Established Dealers 
— Write for our un- 
beatable proposition. 
TENT BED AND 
.BEDDING FOLDED COMPLETE 
'Stoll Camp Bed £$ 
