CRUISINGS in theCASCADES and other HUNTING ADVENTURES
G. O. SHIELDS
(COQUINA)
G. O. Shields
Cruisings in the Cascades.
A NARRATIVE OF
Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography,
Hunting, and Fishing,
WITH SPECIAL CHAPTERS ON
HUNTING THE GRIZZLY BEAR, THE BUFFALO, ELK, ANTELOPE,
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, AND DEER; ALSO ON TROUTING IN
THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS; ON A MONTANA ROUND-UP;
LIFE AMONG THE COWBOYS, ETC.
By G. O. SHIELDS,
("COQUINA")
AUTHOR OF "RUSTLINGS IN THE ROCKIES," "HUNTING IN THE GREATWEST," "THE BATTLE OF THE BIG HOLE," ETC.
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK:
Rand, Mcnally & Company, Publishers.
1889.
Copyright, 1889, by Rand, Mcnally & Co.
The articles herein on Elk, Bear, and Antelope Hunting are reprinted by the courtesyof Messrs. Harper & Brothers, in whose Magazine they were first published; and thoseon Buffalo Hunting and Trouting are reproduced from "Outing" Magazine, in whichthey first appeared.
"Come live with me and be my love.
And we will all the pleasures prove
That hills and valleys, dales and fields,
Woods or steepy mountains, yield."
—Marlowe.
"Earth has built the great watch-towers of the mountains,and they lift their heads far up into the sky, and gaze ever upwardand around to see if the Judge of the World comes not."
—Longfellow.
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PREFACE.
And now, how can I suitably apologize for havinginflicted another book on the reading public? Iwould not attempt it but that it is the custom amongauthors. And, come to think of it, I guess I won'tattempt it anyway. I will merely say, by way ofexcuse, that my former literary efforts, especiallymy "Rustlings in the Rockies," have brought mein sundry dollars, in good and lawful money, whichI have found very useful things to have about thehouse. If this volume shall meet with an equallykind reception at the hands of book buyers, I shallfeel that, after all, I am not to blame for havingwritten it.
THE AUTHOR.
Chicago, March, 1889.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
The Benefits, Mental and Physical, of Mountain Climbing—ANever-failing Means of Obtaining Sound Sleep and a GoodAppetite—The Work to be in Proportion to the Strength ofthe Climber—People Who Would Like to See, but are TooLazy to Climb—How the Photograph Camera May Enhancethe Pleasures and Benefits of Mountain Climbing—ValuableSouvenirs of Each Ascent—How "These Things are Done inEurope"—An Effective Cure for Egotism.17
CHAPTER II.
The Cascade Mountains Compared with the Roc