The life of a fossil hunter by Sternberg Charles H. (Charles Hazelius) b. 1850

Author:Sternberg, Charles H. (Charles Hazelius), b. 1850
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paleontology -- United States, Fossils -- Collection and preservation
Publisher: New York : H. Holt
Published: 1909-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

146 Life of a Fossil Hunter

vent to our emotions, we broke out into the old song, " 'Way down upon the Suwanee River "; and so we journeyed on for many hours, never out of sight of that majestic form.

At Ashland I was obliged to wait for a driver with a buckboard and a team of ponies to take me to Fort Klamath, Oregon. I was at that time a great lover of the gentle art of fishing, and early in the morning, before it was fully light, I was astir among the great live-oaks that grace the town. Walking through the sleeping village, I ran across the footprints of a large grizzly bear in the dust of the road, and followed them through the vacant streets. Wherever a gate had been left open, the bear had entered the yard, walked around the house, and come out at the gate again. I hoped to get a glimpse of him, but was disappointed, as the tracks led into the gloom of the forest. So I went fishing, and caught some speckled beauties for breakfast.

That evening I was driven over to Fort Klamath, where I was kindly invited to take possession of the commanding officer's quarters and make myself at home; an invitation which I proceeded to accept at once.

Learning that a sheep-owner a few miles away had killed a grizzly, I went out to his camp to see it. Sure enough, there lay the mighty carcass, encircled with four inches of grease, enough for the polls of

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