With Gun &r> Rod in Canada 



to have it clog the carburettor. It puzzled us to tell 

 where the dirt came from, as every drop of gas going into 

 that tank wsls strained on the way in. The tank was made 

 of galvanized iron and soldered. I believe that the 

 sediment must have flaked off from the inside of the tank, 

 either through vibration or the action of the gas. A 

 pressed metal seamless cylindrical tank is the only safe 

 gas reservoir to use. 



Once in the lee of the shore we ran into a wooded cove 

 and put up our tent for the night. Noah must have 

 dumped all of his ballast on that shore, for it was so rocky 

 that we could not drive a tent-peg, but had to use rocks 

 to weight down our canvas. Boat cushions and the 

 canvas boat-cover made a good mattress and ground- 

 cloth. With blankets and a big fire we soon had as cosy 

 a home as one could desire. A tent certainly is more 

 comfortable than a stuffy boat-cabin. 



It was only 3 p.m. when our preparations for the 

 night were completed, so Ken and I decided to take a 

 " cruise " through the woods and barrens in search of 

 big game. The wind was off-shore and blowing hard, 

 and we had a fine chance to " still-hunt " to windward 

 without our quarry either hearing or scenting us. We 

 covered about three miles, and saw no fresh tracks or 

 signs of where the animals had been browsing on the 

 young brush. We decided to " beat it " down the wind 

 for the tent. I wear a radio-compass pinned to my 

 hunting-shirt, so found no difficulty in locating our 

 camp. I find that a compass carried this way in a small 

 boat is more convenient than using the regular ship's 

 compass, as it is steadier and less apt to be affected by 

 the magneto or engine, and you can read it without 

 binnacle lights. 



On our arrival at the tent we found the Missus and 

 Spot warm but lonesome. She had a shotgun as company 



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