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  ''Pears like the more cows a man has, the less milk he gets; but I tell you it''s a mighty good thing


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id: 19419
title: In the Rocky Mountains: A Tale of Adventure
author: Kingston, William Henry Giles
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  WHY UNCLE JEFF CAME TO "ROARING WATER,"--THE SITUATION OF THE FARM--THE "Come in, friend," said Uncle Jeff, rising and going towards him; "sit which they thought he would like; and in that time he and Uncle Jeff "We shall be happy to see you whenever you come this way," said Uncle Clarice asked Uncle Jeff to tell Winnemak that she should be very glad "Glad to see you, friend!" said Uncle Jeff, getting up and taking the like to know how Clarice and I came to be at Uncle Jeff''s farm. "We have already heard something of this," said Uncle Jeff, looking as Piomingo was passing it, I saw him start in a way an Indian seldom does; house; he probably knows how to use a rifle," observed Uncle Jeff, near "Now, then," said Uncle Jeff, "I propose doing what will look like Having visited Roaring Water and warned Uncle Jeff of the attack he knew


id: 19120
title: The Saddle Boys of the Rockies; Or, Lost on Thunder Mountain
author: Carson, James, Captain
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  When Frank give him this little cut, the face of Peg Grant showed signs "But Frank, we don''t believe in any such thing, do we?" pursued Bob, as Both Frank and Bob jumped from their saddles, for the little affair was "I believe you''re just about right, Bob," said Frank; "and it agrees A little later out came Frank and Bob, each bearing a compact bundle boys, Bob had always spent a good part of his time in the saddle. "There, looks like I was right, Bob!" ejaculated Frank, a minute or so "Meaning at old Thunder Mountain?" observed Bob, as his eye traveled "But supposing they did come," said Bob; "Peg and Spanish Joe, and that "We got him that time, Frank!" exclaimed Bob just then, though he could "That sure sounds good to me, Bob," said Frank, turning once more to moving a little this way," and Frank led off as he spoke, with Bob


id: 20710
title: Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
author: Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
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  Ashley, Jed Smith, and Kit Carson packed Sally; Major Henry, Thomas General Ashley and Kit Carson went after berries and little Jed Smith little farther the general and Major Henry came back to the camp. smoke signal set by the three Scouts we had left, to show us where camp We would have liked to make a smoke signal, to let Major Henry and Jed in single file, Major Henry leading, Fitz next, then the Red Fox Scouts, eye, while I was watching Fitz, too, I glimpsed Red Fox Scout Van Sant Fitzpatrick shook hands hard with Red Fox Scout Van Sant and followed head, turned back over; the Major, the two Red Fox Scouts, and Kit Red Fox Scouts, again we took the long trail. "You''ll have to do it," said Red Fox Scout Van Sant to Fitz and me. Note 18, page 25: Scouts who are in camp or on the trail without


id: 28562
title: Wild Life on the Rockies
author: Mills, Enos A.
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  Snows"; "The Story of a Thousand-Year Pine" appeared in _The World''s days, and that the place where I intended to camp was in deep snow on came out of a hole at the base of a dead limb near the top of the tree this colony, I saw several beaver at one time cutting trees near one Before cutting a tree, a beaver usually paused and appeared to look at The young beaver that I have seen cutting trees have worked in turned loose upon a three-mile tree-lined brook in the wilds and left slopes, we at last came to timber-line, above which trees did not grow dwarfed little trees were more than a hundred years old, they were so stand all the time in the snow!" Timber-line, with its strange tree little chance for snow to lodge, and for nearly three thousand feet


id: 30028
title: The Award of Justice; Or, Told in the Rockies: A Pen Picture of the West
author: Barbour, A. Maynard (Anna Maynard)
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  Miss Gladden looked annoyed, as did Houston, and Rutherford, feeling "Mr. Houston," said she, in low, sweet tones, "Miss Gladden has told For the next day or two, Houston saw very little of either Mr. Blaisdell or Morgan, as they spent most of their time at the mines, As Houston approached the house, Miss Gladden and Lyle were standing "Certainly, Lyle, we would like to hear you," said Miss Gladden. "Lyle," said Miss Gladden suddenly, "how old is this man whom you call "But Jack," said Lyle, in almost a pleading tone, "Miss Gladden wishes "My dear Lyle," said Houston, slowly, "I believe you are right, and I "That is so, Morgan," said Houston, kindly, "I wouldn''t want Mr. Blaisdell to see you as you look this morning; I''m too much a friend Houston visited the mines, Van Dorn accompanying him only a little way "Lyle," said Houston, "how did you ever think of this?


id: 17603
title: Bert Wilson in the Rockies
author: Duffield, J. W.
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  "Bully old boy, Melton," commented Tom, playing lazily with a heavy "Right alongside on the window ledge," muttered Tom. Still keeping his eyes in an innocent stare on the outlaw captain, Bert Like a flash, Dick grabbed the pistol hand of the collector, while Bert''s Bert looked at him for a moment and then nudged Dick. The boys roared and Melton looked a little sheepish. "Well," said Tom, "Bert isn''t such an awful good runner, no. "I hope they do," said Bert, "but the only thing I''m going in the race "I should think it must have been," said Bert, drawing a long breath, Dick looked suspicious, and Tom and Bert laughed heartily. "It begins to look like business now, all right," said Bert, after he and "But the chances are you''d never reach the railroad, Bert," said Dick "I got it through, all right," said Bert, "and I don''t think there''s much


id: 21466
title: In the Rocky Mountains
author: Kingston, William Henry Giles
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  HOW UNCLE JEFF CAME TO "ROARING WATER"--THE SITUATION OF THE FARM--THE INMATES OF THE HOUSE--MY SISTER CLARICE AND BLACK RACHEL--UNCLE JEFF-"Come in, friend," said Uncle Jeff, rising and going towards him; "sit which they thought he would like; and in that time he and Uncle Jeff "We shall be happy to see you whenever you come this way," said Uncle Clarice asked Uncle Jeff to tell Winnemak that she should be very glad "Glad to see you, friend!" said Uncle Jeff, getting up and taking the like to know how Clarice and I came to be at Uncle Jeff''s farm. "We have already heard something of this," said Uncle Jeff, looking as house; he probably knows how to use a rifle," observed Uncle Jeff, near "Now, then," said Uncle Jeff, "I propose doing what will look like Having visited Roaring Water and warned Uncle Jeff of the attack he knew


id: 21691
title: The Pioneers
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "Injins!" said Reuben, resting his steering paddle across the canoe for pioneers--Reuben Guff, his son Lawrence, and his Indian friend with Mackenzie and five men; a small one, with English Chief and his two Chief was frequently left behind by the large canoe; while Reuben and Mackenzie and his men continued to descend the mighty river of the far "That looks like the smoke of an Indian wigwam, Louis," said Mackenzie "Now, lads," said Mackenzie, when the canoe brought ashore the welcome INDIANS MET WITH, AND THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT RIVER REACHED. "Reuben," said Mackenzie, with a peculiar look, "has all your pioneering As we have said, Mackenzie took nine men with him on this occasion, our usual, Mackenzie landed with Reuben, Lawrence, and Ducette, in order to usual, Mackenzie landed with Reuben and the two Indians, to ascend an Mackenzie with the other Indian again went off up the river, intending


id: 755
title: A Lady''s Life in the Rocky Mountains
author: Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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  water twenty-two miles long by ten broad, and in some places 1,700 feet a clearing and surrounded closely by mountain and forest, looked like a six miles of prairie, and then reached the beautiful canyon of the St. Vrain, which, towards its mouth, is a narrow, fertile, wooded valley, depth, dark with the indigo gloom of pines, and mountains with snow Personality of Long''s Peak--"Mountain Jim"--Lake of the Lilies--A Personality of Long''s Peak--"Mountain Jim"--Lake of the Lilies--A Long''s Peak, 14,700 feet high, blocks up one end of Estes Park, and Plains lay cold, in blue-grey, like a morning sea against a far Park is 10,000 feet high, a great rolling prairie seventy miles long, for six miles by pine-skirted mountains 12,000 feet high! canyon of the mountains, dark with pines and cool with snow. from the mountains in such clouds as to make Long''s Peak look like a


id: 6067
title: The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Lost Claim
author: Patchin, Frank Gee
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  As he neared the two boys, Tad checked his pony, but Walter motioned "Good boy," soothed Tad, returning the caress, his eyes swimming with "Chunky''s uncle is going to get him a pony?" asked Tad a bit at the same time making Tad the happiest boy in Chillicothe--yes, to do with the pony?" stammered Tad. Banker Perkins rose, laying a hand on the boy''s shoulder. Ned Rector had called a meeting of the Pony Rider Boys, and the word Tad. Ahead of him, the boy could hear the ponies'' hoofs on the rocks, and "Master Tad is right," decided the guide, gazing at the two boys "Was that you shooting just now?" asked Tad. Instead of answering the question, however, the guide called the boys "I think I''ll ride my own pony and let the dog walk," announced Ned. Supper having been finished, the party gathered about the camp fire


id: 10124
title: Aunt Jane''s Nieces and Uncle John
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  Major looked at the dog rather gloomily; Uncle John with critical eyes I state the fact that Patsy''s Uncle John Merrick, the round little Patsy laughed, looking at her uncle curiously, and the little man As the two girls went forward to their coach Beth said to Patsy: "I must inform you," said Uncle John, "that Myrtle Dean is just a "Then," said Patsy, "I''m sure we shall have time to fit out Myrtle "Wampus," said Uncle John, "is so pleased with my preparations that he "In that case, Major," said Uncle John, "let us go to bed and try to It was savagely said, and Uncle John took warning and motioned Patsy "Come here," said Uncle John to the girls, and when they stood beside Uncle John, Patsy and Beth had followed Myrtle through the window and Beth, Patsy and Myrtle retired early, as did Uncle John.


id: 9294
author: Frémont, John Charles
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  short time, and encamped early on a small stream--having traveled about to-day, both men and horses, for want of water; having met with it but river, and encamped on the left bank, a little above the place where road leaves the Platte, and crosses over to the Sweet Water river, winding day''s march of 27 miles, encamped at a slough on the river. Rocky-Mountain region south of the Sweet Water, as in the country north made only five miles, and encamped on the same river after a day''s party of men in a mountain country east of the great California range, miles, and encamped in the afternoon near the river, on a rocky creek, feet above the river, over which we continued to travel during the day, Indians, in a few days'' traveling we should reach another large water, mountains, a good encamping place, where was water in springs, and a

title:
  The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources


id: 37803
title: Rocky Mountain Boys; Or, Camping in the Big Game Country
author: Rathborne, St. George
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  "He was a bully big grizzly, too, all right, Felix!" announced Tom, "Let me tell you, Felix," he remarked, "it looks good to me already; and about a deer worth taking; so in due time Tom had packed all he wanted "I reckon Tom got what he wanted that time," he said to himself, as he Yes, Tom was right; and it sure does look like "There never was a better chum than Tom," Felix was saying to himself, "Well, they looked that way to me, let me tell you," remarked Felix from Now Felix had heard Tom tell about the far from amiable qualities shown At another time Felix might have allowed himself to feel a little Felix did the little old dugout under the big tree. Just as Tom said that last word Felix fired a third time, trying to pick Thinking he would take a little turn around, Felix started out while Tom


id: 38018
title: Girl Scouts in the Rockies
author: Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
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  Denver in good time to start on the Rocky Mountain trip. Just before reaching Denver, Mrs. Vernon asked of the eager scouts, post this spot interested the scouts, but Mr. Gilroy gave them no time "I should say not!" laughed the girls, and Julie added, "Ho, Tally is Mr. Gilroy laughed and added, "You''d better, for it''s Tally, and wild By the time Mr. Gilroy came up the long steep hill, every scout had "Tally, shall we reach Boulder to-night?" asked Mr. Gilroy, gazing at But Mr. Gilroy turned to him, and said, "Tally, we would like to hear That night while the scouts slept heavily, Tally heard a sound from horses and two pack-mules, while the three Indian guides showed Mrs. Vernon the route they proposed taking for the canoe trip. "Tally!" hissed Omney suddenly, "Grizzly!" At the same time the scouts "The fire is burning the other way, Tally," said Julie.


id: 32354
title: The Boy Scouts in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
author: Carter, Herbert, active 1909-1917
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  "Let me help," said a quiet voice close to Thad''s ear; and he knew and Step Hen moved a little further away from his chum as he said "Just like I said, ain''t it, Thad?" breathed Giraffe, as if he felt you my word now, that Aleck''s been a Boy Scout, some time or other; "He can count on us, every time," said Step Hen. And so it went the entire rounds of the little circle, every boy Some of the other boys clapped their hands, while Step Hen looked "Let him come, then, if he wants to," Thad had said to Allan, when "But this ain''t getting _my_ big-horn, you know," remarked Step Hen, "He''s right, Step Hen," said Davy Jones, after looking to where the knew a boy by the name of Aleck Rawson?" Step Hen went on. "This is Aleck Rawson, Sheriff McNulty," said Thad, some little time


id: 33306
title: The King of Arcadia
author: Lynde, Francis
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  "Eight," said Ballard, "counting the negligible Miss Bigelow and her and a shock-headed young man, whom Ballard took to be the At the next table Ballard saw a young man with the brown of an out-door "I shall be only too glad to retain Bromley," said Ballard, when the Bromley was on hand to meet his new chief when Ballard dropped from the Ballard gave the Saturday, his first day in the new field, to Bromley colonel''s messenger from Ballard''s quarters at the Elbow Canyon camp, Ballard shook his head, dismissed the smiling little man, and turned on "Don''t like the looks of it, do you?" said Ballard. Ballard said "No," and Bromley shook his head. "Say, Mr. Ballard, this is no end good of you--to let me in for a little "Right here," said Ballard, indicating a point on the river trail just "Oh, certainly; any time," said Ballard, coming to the surface.


id: 42042
title: The Spell of the Rockies
author: Mills, Enos A.
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  wind-swept points, the winter''s snows lay deep. high place, sailing far above the snow-mantled trees and boulders in One tree on the shore of the pond which was felled into the water was Beavers, like fish, commonly follow water routes, but in times of tree-tops kept a rattling rain of cones on the leaf-strewn forest felled his tree followed closely and at once began on another aspen. following day it burned away as a quiet surface fire through a forest fertility of the forest floor, but seriously burned only a few trees. One day in Colorado I tore a number of wind-wrecked, bug-killed trees During a wind-storm in a pine forest a dead tree fell near me and a Commonly a forest fire kills trees winding streams deeply set in high mountains whose forested steeps and places the trees climb up almost to twelve thousand. Weevils, in forest-trees, 182, 191.


id: 42119
title: The Trapper''s Daughter: A Story of the Rocky Mountains
author: Aimard, Gustave
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  "Stay, my friend." Valentine said, quickly, "let us not turn from the "Good," said the chief; "the night is dark, my young men have moles'' "Thanks, chief," said the girl, as she pressed the old man''s rough hands "You are right, brother," the young man said boldly; "who knows whether "Come, chief," the hunter said, quickly, "we must rejoin our friends; "Believe me, father," Red Cedar said, gravely, "that I have no desire to "That poor Father Seraphin," Valentine said; "I do not know if you are "Father," Nathan suddenly said to Red Cedar, who was sorrowfully "Good," said Valentine; "it is time for our courage to return, for the "We swear it," they said with one voice; "come, Red Cedar, let us have "Well said, Red Cedar; you have spoken like a man of great good sense, Valentine, as he said, would have killed Red Cedar without hesitation,


id: 43020
title: The Crest of the Continent: A Summer''s Ramble in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond
author: Ingersoll, Ernest
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  plateau a mile above sea-level, with a range of snow burdened mountains After the mountain meadow come three miles of broken and ragged rock, Taos mountain, stand the two great buildings known as the Pueblo de mountains and wall-like cliffs shelter the valley on all sides. fall of the stream,--two hundred feet per mile,--supplies a water-power their heads up to fourteen thousand feet, and having great valleys solid rock of the bald mountain-crest, far above timber-line, or built live, all goods having to come by the way of Denver, subject to great road crosses a pass in the Rocky mountains 10,820 feet in height is hill of sedimentary rock, not mountain-like in appearance, and standing Lake City is a mining town at the foot of the San Juan mountains thirty thousand feet higher, it enters a flat valley or park two miles long, broken walls that form the Grand cañons of the Colorado, fifty miles to


id: 42014
title: Meg of Mystery Mountain
author: North, Grace May
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  "Dan," she said in a low voice, "Jane doesn''t know a of the journey, Jane said anxiously: "Dan, dear, aren''t you trying too you know, Jane''s staying with Dan ''cause she thinks he''s too weak to come grew red and embarrassed, and so Julie went to his aid with, "Mr. Packard, Gerry thinks maybe you''re a cow-man rancher like we''ve seen in big sister Jane is with us." The boy said no more, but Mr. Packard was Dan was made as comfortable as possible and he at once said: "Mr. Packard, Gerald tells me that you are our neighbor. He then shook hands with Jane and Dan as he said heartily: Julie reported that Jane had gone right to sleep and Dan''s face "Maybe Jane''ll want to learn too," Gerald suggested, but the older girl it." Then, smiling at the older girl, he said to Dan: "Your sister, Miss


id: 42030
title: The Rocky Mountain Wonderland
author: Mills, Enos A.
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  On the Eastern Boundary-Line of the Rocky Mountain National Park] _Capitol Peak and Snow Mass Mountain from Galena Park, _A Deer in Deep Snow, Rocky Mountain National Park_ 260 the winter snows piling so deeply that the covered trees were not timber-line snow may fall any day of the year, and wintry conditions A few timber-line trees live a thousand years, but half this time is a forest, where wind-shaped trees at timber-line barely peeped beneath bits live in the mountain snows, rarely descending below timber-line. magnificence of rocky peaks, alpine lakes, and aged snow-fields, and mountain heights, big clouds came in and snow fell thickly all night of times seen elk, deer, and mountain sheep feeding near a grizzly One autumn day, along the timber-line in the Rocky Mountains, wild [Illustration: CAPITOL PEAK AND SNOW MASS MOUNTAIN FROM GALENA PARK] [Illustration: A DEER IN DEEP SNOW, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK]


id: 45690
title: Jack the Young Trapper: An Eastern Boy''s Fur Hunting in the Rocky Mountains
author: Grinnell, George Bird
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  "Where are you going to look for that antelope, Hugh?" said Jack. "Well, Hugh," said Jack, "what particular place did you think of going "By the way, Hugh," said Jack, "how much grub will we want to take with "Well," said Jack, "you''ve worked pretty fast, Hugh, haven''t you? "Of course you do, Hugh," said Jack; "I know that well enough. "Why, son," said Hugh, "I can tell you whole lot about beaver trapping. "That bear skin is going to make us a lot of trouble, son," said Hugh, "All right," said Hugh, "we''ll skin that little beaver, and roast him "Hugh," said Jack, "you told me to hang the beaver skin where the "Well," said Jack, "this beaver lived in those old times, a good way "Well, Hugh, this is a good camp," said Jack. "It looks to me, Hugh," said Jack, "as if the skinning of these four


id: 45720
title: Jack, the Young Ranchman: A Boy''s Adventures in the Rockies
author: Grinnell, George Bird
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  "Well, Uncle Will," said Jack, "first, I want to know how long it the horn sounded, and Jack saw his uncle, Hugh and two other men come Jack saw that Hugh took the loop of the rope with his right hand, A little while after dinner, Hugh said to Jack: "Now, son, go in and day after their first ride, Hugh and Jack led Old Grey up to a big "That''s good, son," said Hugh, "I want you to kill the meat, if we nearly reached the lake, Hugh turned to Jack and said, "Now, maybe Then Hugh said to Jack, "Look out, now! "That''s right," said Hugh, "he''s an awful good horse, and what''s Hugh stopped his horse, and when Jack rode up beside him, said: "Shoot again," said Hugh; "carefully, this time." And again Jack "What a pity!" said Jack, as he looked at the pretty little animal


id: 45627
title: Wings Over the Rockies; Or, Jack Ralston''s New Cloud Chaser
author: Newcomb, Ambrose
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  Perk in a low tone that had a slight air of mystery about it, Jack enjoyable companion as Jack told Perk more than a few times. Jack lost no time in answering the pleading look in Perk''s eyes. Perk said this when he saw Jack shake his head as though he might be The girl looked as though amused at Perk''s quaint way of saying things Jack, chancing to let his gaze wander that way, could see Perk staring Jack realized what was in the mind of his chum when he saw Perk looking "Whatever ailed you Perk, to set that thing going like mad?" Jack "It''s all right, Perk old man," soothed Jack, knowing just how mean his And so it was that Jack and Perk came upon the lost air-mail pilot whose Jack and Perk were old Another day, if Jack and Perk wished to have it so


