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while the firing of guns was continued until nine o'clock. 

 This firing since nightfall was stimulated by certain in- 

 distinct sounds heard by us, which we thought to be the 

 shouts of the lost photographer, although there was some 

 doubt in our minds on this subject. 



The anxiety felt in our camp for our lost companion is 

 very great this evening. It is greatly feared that he will 

 attempt to travel in the woods at night. This effort might 

 be productive of fatal results. Again, it is thought possible 

 that fear and anxiety may possibly affect his intellect, and 

 thus cause him to wander away from the sounds of our 

 guns and otherwise interfere with us in our search and his 

 safe return to camp. The reader, in order to fully com- 

 prehend the fears and anxieties of those in camp, must 

 remember that the lost man was a complete stranger to 

 our country, a German, whose knowledge of a wilderness 

 had been gained from a few acres of woodland in his boy- 

 hood home, or possibly a small park containing trees and 

 small streams. Furthermore, his residence in America 

 since his arrival on these shores has been limited entirely 

 to large cities, with no knowledge of our rural districts at 

 the time he started on this journey. The anxiety which we 

 felt for his safety was likewise intimately connected with the 

 objects which we desired to accomplish by this journey into 

 the wilderness. The author had started from his home with 

 the determination of engaging in a grand moose-hunt be- 

 fore he returned, and had employed the photographer that 

 he might be able to present to his friends in the future 

 some pleasant reminiscences of the doings of his party in 

 the Lake Lands of Canada. The party was now just about 



