swamp which a horse, carrying pack, could not travel. Both 
were very tough jobs, indeed, and each teased the other that 
he looked for the best of it, though no doubt it was even break. 
Packed and proceeded through the broken timber slowly, 
crossing a morass, where four out of five of the horses were 
bogged, one or more times apiece, and where, in order to make 
crossing at all possible, it finally became necessary to remove 
their packs and carry these across on our own backs; we lead¬ 
ing the horses over later on. The language of the Indians— 
and possibly of the rest, at times,—was hardly fit sort to 
print. 
Having never, prior to this trip, seen pack-horses go 
through unbroken trail, in rough timber, I was most surprised 
at the wonderful accuracy with which the animals gauged the 
size of their burdens in picking their way among trees and 
windfalls. This was actually marvelous! 
The packs which contained a part of our blankets had got¬ 
ten thoroughly wet when, as would happen, the horses fell, 
while a pouring rain likewise drenched us to the skin; so that 
it is rather an uncomfortable camp which we have pitched to¬ 
night. We are nearing the sheep grounds, however,—a very 
consoling fact, and one buoying up our dampened spirits. 
This afternoon I “thanked my stars,” or, rather, Mr. Lit¬ 
tle’s good judgment, that my wife had not accompanied me 
on this trip, for it has proven itself to be, both climatically 
and topographically, no trip for a woman to make. 
Morning dawned cloudy; but luckily, rain held off until 
Sept, loth our pack-saddles were on, when a steady drizzle set in. Made 
camp at noon, covering a distance of about eight miles, and 
resting now at the foot of the sheep mountain, where we shall 
have to await fair weather, the mountain tops being covered 
with clouds and mist, so that spying after game is impossible. 
Saw one moose during the day, but could not tell its sex, 
the animal going into heavy brush before the glasses could 
be put upon it. Many fresh moose tracks were seen. 
There is no doubt but the bad weather encountered to 
date is accountable for our seeing so little game from the 
trail, for we have come through very good country, and un¬ 
der favorable conditions, should certainly have seen both bear 
and moose. On the other hand, in rainy and cloudy weather 
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