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killed in that vicinity, and they started for camp. 
In going down a steep hill-side the elk-skin pack 
began to turn, and before it could be adjusted a 
sight of the horns and the smell of the blood 
frightened the horse, and he began to kick, rear, 
and run. Stumbling, and being tangled in the 
pack, he fell and rolled over down the mountain 
side, and as they watched him they thought he 
must surely be killed by the large horns being 
forced into his body, and certainly they must be 
broken among the rocks. 
Mrs. Maxwell reached him just as he was 
struggling to rise, and, springing upon his head, 
held him down until Mr. Maxwell could unfasten 
the ropes and remove the offending pack. To 
their great relief no very serious damage had been 
sustained by either the horse or his load. The 
other horses also took fright, but Miss E , 
with great presence of mind, succeeded in secur- 
ing their halters and leading them away before 
they became unmanageable. After much petting 
and soothing they all became quiet, the load was 
replaced, and they proceeded to camp. 
Here a hunter reported the discovery of a herd 
of mountain buffalo — creatures so rare that they 
had not thought of looking for them — and that 
he had shot one of the cows. The next morning 
the men proposed that they hasten to the spot 
where it lay, without guns or other temptation, 
