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CHAPTER IV. 



THE MARTEN TRAPPER. 



Pierre, the Marten Trapper The Marten Road The Carcajou, 

 or Wolverine The Carcajou following the Trapper's Steps 

 Death of the Carcajou Indian Mode of making a Cache to protect 

 Furs from the Carcajou Disposition of the Carcajou The 

 Sagacity of the Animal Killing a Bear with an Axe Killing a 

 Bear with an iron-shod Pole Periodical Disappearance of the 

 Marten Number of Martens destroyed in Mackenzie's River 

 District Value of the Marten to the Fur-traders An Incident 

 in the Woods Montagnais with the dead Body of his Cousin 

 The Montagnais' Story The Lynx Wendigoes Ferocity of 

 the Lynx Mr. Peter Mackenzie's Lynx Hunt Montagnais 

 Mythology Resemblance between Odahwah and Montagnais 

 Traditions Assikiuack, an Account of the Odahwah Tradition of 

 the Flood Tradition of Pharaoh and his Host. 



' TTOW long is your line of traps, Pierre ? ' I enquired 



I I of the Abenakis Indian. 



1 Thirty miles,' he replied. 



' Thirty miles ! How do you attend to them all ? ' 



' I built my winter lodge about twelve miles above the 

 Grand Portage, and made the traps for about fifteen miles 

 above and fifteen miles below the lodge.' 



' How long did it take you to visit your traps ? ' 



' One week.' 



' And how many martens did you take last win- 

 ter?' 



' Twenty-two ; but a hunter on the Manicouagan took 



