88 Bird-Neding 



Indians, when cautiously stealing towards the V)ufi'al<) for the 

 purpose of shooting them, often covered their heads and backs 

 with a wolf skill, knowing- from experience tiiat they would 

 be suffered tt) approach near in that guise, (irey wolves have 

 been known to visit a s])ortsman's camp during the night and 

 carry off one of his dogs, and some years ago a poor Indian 

 woman was strangled to death near her wigwam by a wolf, 

 before the eyes of her husband, who was hastening to her 

 assistance. 



On our return to Rush Lake, I flushed a McCown's long- 

 spur from its nest and five eggs, and we disturbed several 

 marbled godwits, curlew, willets and grouse, but the dogs ran 

 alonp- in front of us and disturljed the birds, so that we were 

 unable to find their nests. I had my supper at the farm, and 

 spent the evening there, until dark, when I returned to the 

 station-house. 



