230 WHAT TO DO IF LOST IN THE WOODS 



If too large a charge of powder is used, the wad 

 will be extinguished by velocity and contact. 



%ktping in tlj* ^nota. One winter I had my 

 permanent camp on the border of Lake She- 

 tagomau, the head waters of the east branch 

 of the Manicouagan River. About the middle 

 of February my brother and myself decided to 

 go on an exploring trip of about two days' 

 walking, further north, on the lookout for 

 suitable marten ground. As we were not out 

 for meat we arranged to go as light as possible, 

 so as to cover more ground. We each carried 

 one axe, a quart tin kettle, and sufficient grub for 

 four days, wrapping this last in our shelter tent, 

 a piece of cotton ten feet long, by six wide 

 which made our pack and which we carried turn 

 about. We made an early start, as we travelled 

 over six miles on the lake and then took to the 

 woods, and had a long day's tramp. About four 

 o'clock we halted to camp for the night. There 

 was the same old job of clearing the snow, cutting 

 wood and branches and setting up the shelter tent 

 in a half circle. When all this was done, my 

 brother went for water to a small lake nearby. I 

 got ready to light the fire, when to our discour- 

 agement we found we had no matches. I usually 

 carried these in my pockets in a small vial, well 

 corked, and thus absolutely waterproof. In some 

 way, probably while chopping or collecting the 



