CHAPTER XIV. 



On Kettle River Two Model Camp Companions A Royal 

 Deer Eating Beaver Tails A Tramp over the Moun- 

 tains Wolves about the Cabin Varieties of Deer. 



IHREE days were spent at Thorp's ranch, 

 recuperating from the hardships of the 

 goat-hunt. Specimens were stored and 

 packed, and then arrangements were 

 made with Maurice Farrell and George McLaughlin 

 for a second trip up Kettle River. These men were 

 old mountaineers and knew every foot of the country 

 for many miles around. They were sure they could 

 take Dyche to where he could find caribou. They had 

 spent the previous winter at the cabin mentioned in 

 a former chapter, which they had built, and they had 

 brought out with them in the spring over a thousand 

 dollars' worth of furs. They had frequently seen 

 caribou near the cabin, and Indians had told them 

 that they were abundant on the mountains above. 



These stories made Dyche believe that he could 

 accomplish the entire object of his trip to this country. 

 The start was made with a string of a dozen pack- 

 horses. McLaughlin 's readiness in finding a trail 

 through the mountains and forests had earned for 

 him the title of Pathfinder, while Farrell was con- 

 sidered the best campman in the whole country, 



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