classes, recitations and examinations which have had possession
of me ever since I left the college," she said, apologetically.

"That was one reason I had for making this trip overland," said Jack. "I
knew you longed to break away from crockery and tablecloths, and in your
tent you will find something that will please and make you still more at
home."

When Jack superintended the packing of the paraphernalia for the trip
over the trail, he managed to include in Chiquita's outfit a complete
set of buckskin garments, and these she found awaiting her. It was not
long before she appeared in her native costume.

"Now you look natural," said Cal.

"The daughter of the woods is happy again," she replied, half sadly,
but, recovering quickly, proposed a specimen-hunting expedition up the
mountain which derives its name from the great pockets of specimen rocks
found upon its slopes.

The party picked its way carefully over slippery, slimy, ooze-covered
shale to the specimen beds. Geodes, rounded nodules of rock, filled with
waxy uncrystallized deposits of infiltrated silicious waters were broken
open, presenting in some instances masses of infinitesimal stalactites,
in others the beautiful ribbon agate so much prized by the mineralogist,
with its alternate rows of different colors. Much more difficult to find
was chrysoprase in green, and the flesh red carnelian, all of these
known as chalcedony and of which in Rev. 21:19 and 20, St. John
describes the third foundation of the wall of the holy city as "a
chalcedony," the tenth foundation "a chrysoprasus." Hours were spent in
digging these precious souvenirs from their resting place.

Far above, an occasional mountain sheep appeared for a moment,
reconnoitering to see if it was safe for him to descend with his family
to the night camp of the Big Horn, for the oozy, slimy deposit was salty
and this "lick" was the most famous in all the great length and breadth
of the Rocky Mountains. It consequently became the resort of thousands
of those wary, intelligent animals, but there were times when the
insatiable desire for alkali grew so strong that no danger appalled
them, and they rushed recklessly only to meet death at the hands of the
hunter who took advantage of this weakness. Skulls, broken horns and
bones could be discerned upon the apex of many of the spires or
truncated cones which rose at intervals from the eruptive lava, that in
ages gone by had broken forth from the eart