Show with tb KL A LA 1 A scouts 8 couts in the mountains by one of them the iky sky was clear the sun was peeping over the eastern mountains and the busy hum of industry began filling the air with its music aher the boy scouts under the leadership of dr Goetz goetzmann maun and arthur horsley began their hike to the mountains for a weeks vacation they were a hoppy bunch of lads thorough preparations were made and a wagon generously donated by the studebaker co ami anti drawn by a pair of prancing steeds w was 5 loaded to the top with provisions flour bacon beans rice and prunes just what the boy like plenty of warm blankets too for they expected to see the lanu land of perpetual per petuel snow before re turning returning to produce harmony and dispatch tho the tro trop p was paired off each unit to care for itself distributing in turn the little burdens to all shinnie wilson steamboat althis buthis dukes pac paco sleepy harmon Elar suon bean wilson aey curcy hanson at ht gunderson george faucett dakes potter frank lunson lu and pete thompson how those hikers did hike the dust along the roadway did not present re the riat ri mi at 4 fa hing biking so they appropriated the th smoothness of the D R G railroad rall roAd each rich one contributed his service in urging the overburdened animals onward for foz city limits were scarcely reached before the prancing and datI dancing chig had faded away and only a switch of tho tail tall remained as the heavy lash was applied the horses though thou gli were often rested as the boys stopped to take a shot at an occasional qui litel iTel or t chipmunk that come in the thet c th mighty hunters the hot tx rt aud and dry dusty roads made it necessary tr to frequently replace the loo j ures tires on the wheels the scenery of willow creek bounded every side and the busy life of castle gate was far in the rear when the weary travelers slopped stopped foe for the night croine me was plentiful during the day oftentimes oftentimes times both barrels exploding at moncef once i but narry a hair of the little mountain inhabitant did suffer tho the moon roso rose full and clear over a biet camp that night the only sound to mar the harmony of the canyon music being the snoring of the scoutmaster after a hurried breakfast and a few ailed of travel in the freshness of f the morn sg the head of willow creek creek canyon was reached thence westward along the top of the mountain to the old mud spring such a a beautiful camping ground 1 the clear balmy mountain atmosphere scented with the fragrance of the pine the tha aspen and u hundred varieties of lowers and shrubs the smooth mountain side covered with I 1 grass speckled here and there with a afria 1 1 cliff sifting alif ting its head above the Avin valley to tho the sunlight the gray valley far below and the blua blue mountain ranges in the distance ui stance on mhd little hat flat are the mud springs clear sparkling and cold pine trees stately and grand holding out their limbs in welcome lite bunches of quaking asp their le leaves ree murmuring songs of gladness were to be the guests of the scouts camp was pit pitched ebed beds m mide ade down and after a hearty supper all retired to fo the night despote the laughing of the moon and U e musiu music of the tree ti ee tops soon all wee asleep how the days did pass I 1 climbing over the mountains and cavy canyon on building bow eries and big camp fi fis wes tellin T stories pitching log horseshoes contesting in other sports the nights came and went it was thursday evening supper was dishes cleared away gedrge F fausett had just firt finished his dra dramatic matio story of T tha na sheep in the trost ni Ft rest when a sound cr crack I 1 crack I 1 crack I 1 went the lushes bushes A snort and a growl pete hurriedly planted himself by the I 1 continued on pago page 12 continued from page 1 sidy side of the scoutmaster bis his chin quivering and the cold sweat standing on his forehead steamboat and snipped it grabbed a blanket beugly about his head ckinney ap pa the fra frying anig pan fat pat leaped through the stovepipe stove pipe hole in the tile tent and dales and a nd sleepy tried to climb a nearby near by tree horsley seized the gun and violently discharged both barrels in the direction of the sound all was quiet it was a bear and he was coming right into camp autey and bean proposed his capture their guns were vere loaded and a start made down the draw to the little bowery that had been made the day before presently they returned pale and trembling unable to find the trail which no inducement could persuade them to again take up on the following morning the track of a gopher was as found and a mountain chipmunk was captured saturday morning reluctant to break camp anil and bid adieu to the beautiful scenery and tho the kind old sheepherder who so generously provided them with fresh mutton the I 1 troop turned their footsteps homeward at castle gate true to the spirit of scouts though tired and footsore ahry engaged the local boys in a game of baseball but were defeated by a small margin camp was made along the river above helper and after a night well spent the happy mountaineers ar rived at price about 11 sun day morning |