. Oregon sportsman. ley My hills, wrapped in purple sheen,Stand guarding in solemn silence The forests and fields and bold in outline Traced on the eastern sky,Unheeding through storm and sunshine As the changing years go by. I watch them at early morning On a background of shining dawn,With drapery of mist adorning, That fades as the day comes on;I watch them when noon-days strengthen Their grandeur in glory of light;I watch them when shadows lengthen And drown them in shades of night. At their feet Lifes human endeavor Drifts by with its ebb and flow,Yet they stand, in their
. Oregon sportsman. ley My hills, wrapped in purple sheen,Stand guarding in solemn silence The forests and fields and bold in outline Traced on the eastern sky,Unheeding through storm and sunshine As the changing years go by. I watch them at early morning On a background of shining dawn,With drapery of mist adorning, That fades as the day comes on;I watch them when noon-days strengthen Their grandeur in glory of light;I watch them when shadows lengthen And drown them in shades of night. At their feet Lifes human endeavor Drifts by with its ebb and flow,Yet they stand, in their strength forever As the seasons come and I say to my heart, Be ye cheerful And await what the Maker wills,Ever calm, serene and unfearful, As stand, through the ages, my hills. WANTED The person who subscribed to The Oregon Sportsman io ne sentto 37 West Park Street, Albion, New York, to call at the office ofthe Fish and Game Commission, Oregon Building, Fifth and OakStreets, at once. 16 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN. EXPLOITS OF BOB AND KING Famous Bear Dogs—Miss Esther Howard, who Killed Large Cougar Treed by These Dogs By Everett Earle Stanard^ Brownsville, Oregon KING and Bob are the intrepid leaders of a pack of varmint-dogs belonging to a physician and sportsman who lives in theWillamette Valley, Oregon, in a little village just a few milesfrom the bear, coyote, cougar and wild cat country of the Cascade Moun-tains. These two dogs probably have more predatory animals and var-mints to their credit than any other hounds in the whole Pacific North-west. They have hunted up and down the wild Cascade ranges and inthe thickly wooded coastal mountains. In fact there is not a bit ofgame country in Oregon where they have not trailed and fought withwonderful success. Their owner has: collected many a dollar in bountieson the coyotes, wolves, bobcats and bears that these trailing and fight-ing dogs have brought to bay, engaged and heldj until the hunters couldcome up. The exploits
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