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itself, so long after all other gulls which 

 breed on the Yukon and Pelly Rivers had 

 left for the sea-coast, I do not know. 



With our return to Selkirk my pleasant 

 little trip into the wilds of the Yukon territory 

 came to an end. The North Fork of the 

 Macmillan is a hard country in which to 

 undertake a hunt as Mr. Sheldon and I had 

 done, without a guide or any Indian packers, 

 or other means of transport, but as both the 

 moose and caribou grow very large in that 

 district, and bears and wild sheep are also to 

 be found there, it is undoubtedly a tempting- 

 locality for a hunter. 



The great trouble is the shortness of the 

 season during wdiich it is possible to hunt, for 

 the antlers of moose and caribou are not clear 

 of velvet before the first week in September, 

 and it is not safe to remain in the country 

 after October 1st at the latest for fear of 

 getting frozen in. 



Still, whatever its drawbacks may be from 

 the point of view of the big game hunter, I 

 found the Yukon territory a most fascinating 



