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her knowledge of everything appertaining to 

 woodcraft and the trapping of fur- bearing 

 animals. At the same time she is a well-educated, 

 well-informed woman, who can impart her know- 

 ledge of the wild creatures she has lived amongst 

 in perfectly pronounced and softly spoken 

 English. 



Of the Hosfall's four children — all girls — the 

 eldest was being educated at the mission school 

 at Selkirk. The three that were w^ith their 

 parents w^ere sweetly pretty little creatures, 

 with rosy cheeks and fine dark eyes. 



Last year Mrs. Hosfall and her children met 

 with a terrible adventure, which I will relate 

 as it was told me by her husband. 



" In the spring of 1905 I went down to 

 Selkirk to get provisions, leaving my wife and 

 children in the cabin, far away up the Pelly 

 River, in which w^e had all lived during the 

 previous winter. I told my wife that I would 

 try and get back by a certain date towards the 

 end of May and made every effort to do so. 



" One evening on my return journey I camped 

 late some distance above the canyon, and was 



