354 
WILD BEASTS AND THEIR WA VS 
CHAP. 
although we were in a deep and narrow glen, close 
to a very small stream of beautifully clear water. 
Upon either side the valley, the hills rose about 1400 
feet; at that season (September) the summits were 
in some places capped with snow. The sides of the 
hills, sloping towards the glen, were either covered 
with forests of spruce firs, or broken into patches 
of prairie grass and sage bush, the latter about as 
high as the strongest heather, and equally tough 
and tiresome. 
The so-called camp was upon an extremely 
limited scale ; a little sleeping tent only 7 feet by 
7, and 5 feet 8 inches in the highest portion ; this 
had no walls, but was simply an incline from the 
ridge-pole to the ground; it was a single cloth, 
without lining of any kind, and bitterly cold at 
night. This was rough work for a lady, especially 
as our people had no idea of making things comfort¬ 
able, or of volunteering any service. If ordered to 
come, they came; to go, they went; to do this or 
that, they did it; but there was no attempt upon 
their part to do more than was absolutely required 
of them. Shooting in the Big Horn range is 
generally conducted upon this uncomfortable plan. 
It is most difficult to obtain either men or animals ; 
but, although useless fellows for any assistance in 
camp, they were excellent for looking after the 
horses and mules, all of which require strict atten¬ 
tion. 
We had only four men, all told—my hunter 
Jem Bourne, the cook Henry (a German), Texas 
