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THRILLING ADVENTURES. 



THE FISHER. 



best account of these "loggers" is given by Mr. Springer, 

 in his "Forest Life and Forest Trees," lately published by 

 Messrs. Harper and Brothers. We copy from this work a 

 specimen of their adventures. The large animal, whose 

 tracks were seen, was evidently the great panther. 



" Our winter quarters and employment not unfrequently 

 bring us into collision with wild animals of a formidable cha- 

 racter. Of these the "Indian devil," or a specimen of the 

 catamount, is chief. We often track animals of whom we 

 have never gained a sight. 



" Passing along one day in pursuit of timber, my attention 

 was arrested by a track of uncommon size and appearance. 

 It was round and about the size of a hat crown, and pene- 

 trated the snow where it would bear me. I noticed where 

 the creature stepped over a large fallen tree about two feet 

 and a half high. A light snow several inches deep covered 



