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CHAPTER IV 



ON THE GREAT CHURCHILL RIVER 



Length of Churchill River Shagwenaw Lake Pelican Rapids 

 Pelican Lake Bald eagle's nest Mosquito pests Many birds observed 

 An Indian settlement Snake Lake Sandfly Lake Scouting alone : 

 Indians' appreciation Black Bear Island Lake A stiff storm Great 

 Devil Rapids Pike stolen by bear From Rock Lake to Stanley 

 A surprise welcome Stanley Mission Post Description of church 

 Rapid River Lake Possibilities of country Mink captures large eel 

 Rapids on Riyer ... . . . . . pp. 44-91 



CHAPTER V 



REINDEER LAKE AND FORT DU BROCHET 



Beauty of Reindeer Lake Fort du Brochet Lake teems with fish 

 The Lake Trout Fish in Reindeer Lake The Indians' deep-shadowed 

 land . . . pp. 92-103 



CHAPTER VI 



THE BARREN-GROUND CARIBOU 



Winter haunt of caribou The last of the roving big game Search 

 for caribou fails Building log cabin The freeze-up With Indian 

 hunting party Crossing open water Hunting alone Wading through 

 ice-water Attack by wounded caribou Carrying pack-load The 

 soundless land Caribou in migration The Chipewyan decreasing 

 Shooting caribou Snaring caribou Meat needed for men and dogs 

 Caribou hides and their use Start for caribou ground Decoying cari- 

 bou Photographing caribou Camera fails to work A strange dream 

 Cold spoils camera work ...... pp. 104-151 



CHAPTER VII 



SLED-DOGS OF THE NORTH TRAILS 



Sled-dog population Cunning of sled-dogs Dogs of Foit du 

 Brochet Dogs watch canoes return Breaking in sled-dogs Netting 

 winter's fish supply Trailing over ice and snow The power of the 

 North Halting between camps Making night camp . pp. 152-172 



