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jumped up, rushed forward for about two hundred 

 yards, and then fell dead at the edge of the heavy 

 timber on the far side of the barren. 



We went to work then and there to skin and 

 clean him, an operation which probably took us an 

 hour or more, and, having rested ourselves a few 

 minutes, we started off to take a little cruise round 

 the edge of the barren and see if there were any 

 caribou on it. I should explain that " cruising " 

 is in the provinces performed on land as well as at 

 sea. A man says he has spent all summer " cruis- 

 ing " the woods in search of pine timber, and if your 

 Indian wants you to go out for a walk, he will 

 say, " Let us take a cruise around somewhere." 

 Accordingly, we trudged off over the soft yielding 

 surface of the bog, and, taking advantage of some 

 stunted bushes, crossed to the opposite side, so as 

 to be well down wind in case any animals should be 

 on it. The Indian then ascended to the top of the 

 highest pine-tree he could find, taking my glasses 

 with him, and had a good look all over the barren. 

 There was not a thing to be seen. We then passed 

 through a small strip of wood, and came out upon 

 another plain, and there, on ascending a tree to 

 look round, the Indian espied two caribou feeding 

 towards the timber. We had to wait some little 



