36 RECENT HUNTING TRIPS. 



saying, " He who really wants a thing will sooner 

 or later get an opportunity to go after it," and 

 so in the autumn of 1900 the chance came to 

 me to make a hunt after moose. 



Having made some preliminary arrangements 

 by letter, I arrived at Mattawa, in the Province 

 of Ontario, Canada, on the evening of September 

 24th, bringing with me a single-shot '303 bore 

 rifle, a few cartridges loaded with Dum-dum 

 bullets, and a kit bag containing blankets and 

 spare clothing. At Mattawa I x^urchased a 

 supply of provisions at the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany's store and hired for the trip a few cooking 

 utensils, two small tents and two birch-bark 

 canoes. 



AVith the kind assistance of Mr. Colin G. 

 Rankin and Mr. E. O. Taylor, the sujoerin- 

 tendent and manager of the Company's business 

 at Mattawa, I got everj^thing packed the day 

 after my arrival, and on the morning of 

 September 27th took the train to Lake Kippewa, 

 accompanied by a half-breed guide named 

 George Crawford, and his l^oy Joe, I foimd 

 George Crawford a keen and experienced 



