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year, and load their canoes again in September 

 for another nine or ten months in the Far North 

 Wilds. 



When the reaction conies, as it must come, 

 it will be pretty hard to convince the Indians 

 that their martens are only worth $5 or $6. 

 The bottom is bound to fall out, and many of 

 these men, who are paying the present prices, 

 must go to the wall. With unlimited money, 

 any fool can buy skins. But it requires a judge 

 and careful man to buy with discretion. 



