Chase describes ' Billy '

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Here in ' Coast Trails ' Chase describes the mount of his

traveling companion Carl Eytel, ' Billy. ' Chase had a unique

way of describing his equine companions such that

they appeared as full members of the expedition with

dynamic personality traits of their own. They are a joy 

to read and I will provide more examples along the way.

( The photo above is actually Eytel and " Billy. " )

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" My companion's mount was a hardy and experienced Arizona

pony, round of build, sedate of temper and serviceable

to the last ounce. He owned the straightforward name of

Billy, and looked it. For years he and his master had

haunted the outposts of Western Civilization, from the

coast as far as to the lands of the Navajos and Moquis..

Nothing came amiss to Billy, either in forage or incident. He

ate alternately of mesquite and tules, dozed equally well

under palm or pine, and viewed burro-train or 

automobile with impartial eye. "

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