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"Perry area" This foot and horse traffic bridge spans the river. There are people standing on the left side of the bridge, resting after their bicycle ride. There are railroad tracks running in a cross-T to the bridge, and there is a large log jam on…

"What started out as a great adventure turned into a much larger challenge when men and horses undertook to transport a herd of elk. It would have been a huge undertaking in good weather but March, 1912, was fickle. Where snow was needed for easier…

"Mar. 1912. People looking at Elk near Baker, OR." A number of men are standing on the side of, and on the ground near an open U.P. Union Pacific rail car. There are a couple of stacked bales of hay at the open door to be used as steps. Out of sight,…

"Mar. 1912. Nearing Billy Meadows the snow was so deep often times the horses' backs were barely visible above the deep cuts. The sleds were in almost constant danger of tipping over. The trip took much longer than had been planned but all the elk…

"Mar. 1912. Crowds looking at Elk passing on way to Joseph. Elgin, in Union County, was the last stop before the train entered Wallowa County. The sign at the depot tells travellers it is 62.9 miles to Joseph. There was snow on the ground when the…

"Mar. 1912, Lostine Crowds. The little town of Lostine, at the foot of the the famous Eagle Cap Wilderness area, turned out enmasse to view the boxcar of elk on their way to the northeastern corner of the state of Oregon."

"Mar. 1912. Elk (after re-loading) Joseph on way to Billy Mdws. Up and away goes a crate of three elk being transferred to a sled for the remainder of the trip after the snow became too deep for wagons. The crates were changed at McCarty Creek after…

"Mar. 1912. Bulls, cows and calves take a stretch at the Joseph railroad terminal corral after their ride from Wyoming and Idaho. The bulls' horns had been sawed off to prevent injury to themselves or to their handlers."

"Mar. 1912, Crowds visiting Elk at Wallowa. The scene at Wallowa was typical of stops near Baker and at La Grande, Elgin, Wallowa, Lostine and Enterprise. Schools were dismissed for a half-day to permit students to join the throngs viewing the big…

"March 1912 - Heavy going on way to Billy Mdws. Drivers of the wagons thought it was heavy-going here but fount it much worse later on. Each crate held three elk, horses were doubled up, as shown here, when needed because of steep pitch in the road,…