IN THE ALASKA-YUKON GAMELANDS 



not so comfortable. In fact, less inflation than 

 that mentioned is better than more. 



While a hickory cleaning rod might be con- 

 sidered as rather awkward to carry on such a 

 long trip, I didn't find it so at all, as it fit very 

 nicely into my rifle carrying case on train and 

 boat, and into my saddle scabbard while travel- 

 ing between camps. 



While we all took mosquito head nets, I don't 

 believe any of us used them more than once or 

 twice. While the mosquitos and flies were bad 

 at times, especially during the early part of our 

 trip and on Harris Creek the trouble soon 

 passed without very much notice by us. 



I was fortunate in buying a Filson cruising 

 shirt before leaving, for without it I would have 

 been somewhat handicapped. This is not a 

 shirt at all, but more of a coat, but it serves the 

 purpose under any name, for it is a comfort and 

 a blessing on any trip. It is cravenetted, and 

 therefore reasonably waterproof, is of very heavy 

 wool, with all kinds of handy pockets, each 

 clasped, and has even the game pockets in rear. 

 I believe I wore it every day, and it is yet about 

 as good as new. 



Ordinarily, one can use about the same cloth- 

 ing on the White River in any summer or fall 

 month as he would wear a month later in the 

 big game fields of Wyoming or Montana. This 

 also applies to footwear. If I should go there 

 again I would take one pair of ordinary 8 or 10- 



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