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whistling had ceased at daylight we could not tell just where they were to be found. Lount? following on our proposed course Easterly, upon a newly made trail along the foot of quite a high ridge, while I followed a trail leading directly up a spur on to the summit of the main ridge leading off easterly. After following the ridge about a mile, the same being burnt off and entirely destitute of large timber, I came to a grove of firs, situated at a point on the ridge where the same widened out forming about an half acre of level ground, no brush & with the large firs standing at intervals of perhaps two rods a part. The peculiarity of this handsome grove of timber attracted my attention,and halting a moment I had the pleasure of discovering a band of about 20 Elks lying down among the trees From my past experience I had no fear of their jumping up and running away before I could secure a good shot. I brought my gun in readiness and approached the nearest