356 RECENT HUNTING TRIPS. 



When I came near the fallen animal I was 

 surprised and delighted to find that it was a 

 black wolf — a fine large male. 



In Alaska the large grey American timber 

 wolves attain their greatest size, and a very 

 handsome black variety appears to be not 

 uncommon. These Alaskan wolves are said 

 never to assemble together in packs, even in 

 winter, but to himt alone or two or three 

 together. They are seldom seen in the day- 

 time, and almost all the skins obtained are 

 those of animals which have been poisoned, 

 though some are trapped by the Indians. To 

 have met with and shot in broad daylight a 

 fine specimen of a black wolf was, therefore, 

 a great piece of good luck. 



I spent all the remainder of the day in 

 skinning my prize and cleaning out the head 

 and feet so that I could have it mounted whole. 



On September 4th we returned to the cabin 

 on the river, and on the following day took the 

 canoe about fifteen miles further up stream to 

 near the mouth of the Riddell River, named 

 after the trapper of that name, who spent two 



