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Show EXPERIENCES ' OF TRIP FOR LOAD OF ELK somo real tnriuers wero experienced experienc-ed by J. C. Smith, deputy fish and gnmo warden, L. F. Wlnchell nnd Kd Smith, while bringing homo tho carload of elk secured for Cacho county by purchase from tho government. govern-ment. Tho party succeeded In getting get-ting tho elk Into tho cars and safo-ly safo-ly on Umj way homo, but tho troubles bad oily begun. Upon rcnchlng Llvlngstono, on the return trip from Gardiner whoro the elk wore rounded up, they had a lit-tlo lit-tlo tusslo with what seemed to be certain death. While In the railroad rail-road yard for connection with tho train that should bring tho elk nnd tho koopcrs to Utnh, tho cabooso in which these gentlemen wero riding was pushed up tho main track to bo attached to the train. It was up hill and tho motlvo power was a big mallet mal-let onglne. All of n sudden coming down the track directly toward them was seen an onglno pulling a passenger passen-ger train. Thoro wns no warning: tho trnlns camo togethor, tho passenger passen-ger engine striking tho cabooso, turn-ing turn-ing It over and splintering the. Bides and floor. Ed Smith saw tho np-proachlng np-proachlng train In time to Jump, but il. ntl.A... niArn tnalili tlin fTr nml could not got out. Thokv woro rolled roll-ed about and " Jarred considerably, Mr. Smith says, but fortunatel escaped es-caped serious injury. In corralling tho oik for shipment a ltttlo strntcgy is used by tho keepers. keep-ers. A largo corral stands near by nnd a lino of hay Is extended from tho feeding grounds directly Into tho corrall . Tho elk feed along all unsuspicious un-suspicious of their destination and when thoy aro Insldo tho cnclosuro a kcoper located In a ltttlo room DO yards distant, pulls a ropo closing a sliding gato, and tho oik aro trapped. Thoy aro then driven through a chuto into wagons and loaded from tho wagons on to tho train. A word of prnlso Is duo tho Oregon Short Lino Company for allowing a handsomo robato on the freight charges from Wyoming to this stato. |