Transcribe Ward, Henry L. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-09-27)

Sterling, Mont. Sept. 27/83 My dear Father: Yesterday P.M. I got back from an unsuccessful hunt on how again and Willow Creek, North of here. I killed a deer -or at least gave it a death wound, and its running indicated it went into a little patch of bushes and I am truly sorry more came out of them Could find lots of blood- its tracks leading in but no deer and no trail out of the bushes Mr. Housel had similar luck, tracking the shoulder of ours Almost impossible to get deer here without a dog unless there