152 THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



intent on shooting ruffed grouse. We were somewhat sur- 

 prised when the captain reached us, about one o'clock in 

 the afternoon, unaccompanied by Mr. Mildenberger, inas- 

 much as the latter possessed no knowledge of woodcraft, 

 and was therefore extremely liable to become confused and 

 fail to reach our camp. It had also been observed that the 

 photographer was entirely indifferent in regard to danger 

 in this particular; and even Wellington Ross, prior to sepa- 

 rating from us, had expressed the opinion that Mr. Milden- 

 berger would yet be compelled to spend one or more 

 nights in the wilderness without the society of his comrades. 



The moment the captain reached camp this afternoon he 

 inquired if the photographer had returned, and when an- 

 swered in the negative, he expressed considerable anxiety. 

 He said, "I left him early in the morning, and expected to 

 find him near the spot where we had separated when I re- 

 turned there about one hour since; but he had taken his 

 departure and could not be found. I then thought that 

 probably he had grown weary of waiting for me and had 

 retraced his steps to the lake, fired a signal for a canoe, 

 and thus reached the camp." 



Immediately after dinner the guides started out in 

 search of the lost photographer, each having arranged with 

 the other to go in a different direction, in order to cover as 

 much space as possible before nightfall, while they carried 

 with them their guns, which they continued to fire at in- 

 tervals for the purpose of attracting Mr. Mildenberger's 

 attention and aiding him in finding the camp. The search 

 was earnestly kept up during the whole afternoon, and only 

 terminated with the commencing darkness of evening. 



