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the indentation showed that a lighter covering would have 

 caused me to regret my prowess. 



If ever you visit the Western Prairies you will not regret 

 the trouble of taking with you some good strong grey- 

 hounds ; the rough Scotch dog I should prefer, for you 

 will not only find them great promoters of your sport, wolf- 

 hunting, hut useful auxiliaries in pulling down wounded 

 deer, as well as most watchful and trustworthy camp 

 guardians and companions. 



FOXES. 



The varieties and even species of foxes are so great on 

 the North American continent that I doubt much if they 

 have ever been properly classified by the naturalist. Go 

 where you will, they are to be found. Of the commoner 

 species, I may safely state that I have killed hundreds. So 

 in the following I will allude only to the principal of 

 them. For a long period I had resided in a part of 

 Northern Canada, that probably supplies as many of those 

 extremely rare animals the Black or Silver Fox as 

 any portion of the American continent, and during the 

 entire length of my residence was constantly associated 

 with trappers, fur traders, et hoc genus omne, so a few 

 remarks on this scarce and valuable animal may not be out 

 of place. 



The fabulous sum that a prime black fox- skin is worth 

 causes this animal to be universally sought after ; the 

 tawny redskin or the swarthy half-bred hunter when he dis- 

 covers the haunt of one of these beauties, never ceases day 



