This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIII. A NARROW ESCAPE. ENCHANTING SCENERY--A SUDDEN SHOT -- I FALL ASLEEP--AN AWFUL AWAKENING -- HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT WITH A GRIZZLY -- "HOLD THE FORT" -- A SWARM OF MOSQUITOES -- A TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER. In the fall of '72 I was hunting black-tail deer in the Rocky Mountains with a party of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIII. A NARROW ESCAPE. ENCHANTING SCENERY--A SUDDEN SHOT -- I FALL ASLEEP--AN AWFUL AWAKENING -- HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT WITH A GRIZZLY -- "HOLD THE FORT" -- A SWARM OF MOSQUITOES -- A TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER. In the fall of '72 I was hunting black-tail deer in the Rocky Mountains with a party of friends from Omaha. We left camp one morning at sunrise, and after going about two miles separated, each selecting his own route, with the understanding, however, that we were to take our stands as near the point at which we then stood as the lay of the land would admit of. The dogs were put out at the same time. I started up a narrow canyon, both sides of which were almost perpendicular, and which was not more than thirty yards wide at its base. The walls were of red sandstone, nearly two hundred feet high, and presented a rugged, picturesque appearance. I walked leisurely along, my mind wholly occupied with the beauty and grandeur of the scene, and totally unmindful of the distance I had traversed, until I reached the head of the canyon, and here pausing and looking at my watch I saw that it was more than an hour since I had left my companions, that I was at least two miles from our starting-point, and probably about that distance from any other member of the party. Just at this instant I heard the dogs give mouth and in a moment more heard a shot, though by reason of the great distance both sounds came to me but faintly. I selected a comfortable position by a large rock and sat down to rest and await any further developments. I hoped, of course, that having now obtained a sightly lookout, I might be favored with a shot. I waited long and anxiously for the hounds to renew their music, but the welcome sound came not. All was silent as the...
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Add this copy of Hunting the Great West: (Rustlings in the Rockies). to cart. $20.57, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of Hunting the Great West: (Rustlings in the Rockies). to cart. $30.01, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
