CHAPTER XXV.

Hunting the Rocky Mountain Goat--Technical Description of the Animal--Its Limited Range--Dangers Incurred in Hunting It--An Army Officer's Experience--A Perilous Shot--A Long and Dangerous Pursuit--Successful at Last--Carrying the Trophies to Camp--Wading up Lost Horse Creek--Numerous Baths in Icy Water--An Indian's Fatal Fall--Horses Stampeded by a Bear--Seven Days on Foot and Alone--Home at Last.