Forest and Stream 
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NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1911. 
, VOL. LXXVII.—No. 9. 
I No. 127 Franklin St., New York 
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THE WOODS IN MIDSUMMER. 
From a photograph by Perry D. Frazer. 
In the Haunts of Big Game 
I T is not often that women journey to the sum¬ 
mer feeding grounds of the big game on the 
headwaters of the Sun River and Big River 
country in Montana during the close season, 
hence the following account of a pleasure trip 
into the wilds of the Rocky Mountains may be 
of interest. The only way of journeying into 
these mountains on this particular trail is by 
riding horseback and carrying provisions and 
bedding on pack horses. 
Our party consisted of my father, E. D. Stone- 
house; my uncle, K. C. Stonehouse; my grand¬ 
father, Wm. Stonehouse; my aunt, Mrs. D. F. 
By ESTELLE MYRTLE STONEHOUSE 
Williams; and myself. We left our ranch, which 
is fifteen miles from the mouth of the canon, on 
the morning of July n. We did not pack our 
horses at the ranch, but led them and carried 
our bedding and provisions in the wagon. In 
this manner we traveled to the canon and as 
far in it as we could take a wagon, which was 
about four or five miles. There in the Teton 
Canon we camped for dinner and afterward my 
father and Uncle Kenneth packed the horses. 
Our outfit consisted of three pack horses and 
five saddle horses. During that afternoon we 
journeyed along the north fork of the Teton 
River, following a blazed trail made by guides 
some years before, encountering as we went, that 
dense timber which is so well known to the resi¬ 
dents of Teton. 
Protruding branches and the dense brush and 
foliage, coupled with the steep climbs, neces¬ 
sitated readjusting the packs several times and 
made progress slow, but this brought pleasure 
rather than annoyance, for it gave us the oppor¬ 
tunity to feast our eyes longer on the superb 
and beautiful scenery. Despite the frequent 
stops, however, we made a total of thirty-five 
miles the first day and late that evening camped 
