THE 



WILDERNESS AND ITS TENANTS 



A SERIES OF 



GEOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER ESSAYS 



ILLUSTRATIVE OF LIFE IN A WILD COUNTRY 



TOGETHER WITH 



EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS 



CULLED FROM THE GREAT BOOK OF NATURE 



IN MANY LANDS 



BY 



JOHN MADDEN 



IN THREE VOLUMES 

 VOL. I 



LONDON 

 SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & Co., LT D . 



STATIONERS HALL COURT 



1897 

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