26 RECENT HUNTING TRIPS. 



—The Eiddell Eiver— A bad sho1>-"Pack" up 

 into the mountains again — Moose bull seen — Another 

 wolf shot — Moose bull shot — Return to our old 

 camp — A day's hunt — Many caribou seen — Four mag- 

 nificent old stags — The two finest shot — Skin of the 

 largest preserved whole — A flock of wild sheep — 

 Variation in colour — Retm-n to the river — A striking 

 picture — Wounded moose charges Coghlan — The 

 moose of the Yukon — Great size of body and antlers 

 — Journey down stream to the Yukon — Eeach White- 

 horse — End of trip. 



CHAPTER X. 



HINTS ON EQUIPMENT. 



Rifles — -303— -375 — -256 Mannlicher— Cartridges 

 — Expanding bullet — Dum-dum— Hoav to make the 

 dum-dum — Deadly character of the dum-dum — Camp 

 equipment — Tent versus lean-to — Advantages of the 

 lean-to — Blankets — Wolf and lynx "robes" — Rein- 

 deer-skin sleeping bag — Cooking utensils — What I 

 take with me — Waterproof canvas bags — The advan- 

 tage of the rucksack — Clothing — The cardigan jacket 

 — Eootgear — Moccasins — India-rubber soles — German 

 socks and gum boots — Provisions — Bovril pea-soup — 

 A fishing-rod useful — Preservation of skins — Danger 

 of allowing a head to freeze before skinning — Skins to 

 be thoroughly dried — And not allowed to freeze — The 

 care of the rifle — Boiling water — Vaseline — Misfires 

 in frosty weather. 



