The Coming of Winter 



into one of the hollows known as buffalo wallows, 

 especially with a load, trouble may ensue. 



At such times, however, the knowledge or 

 instinct of the animals often comes to the help 

 of the traveller, and if he drives them in a sort 

 of mutually confidential way, they will not only 

 help him to avoid mishap, but also aid him to 

 find his way amid the changed appearance of 

 the landmarks and over the partially hidden 

 trails to his desired haven. 



In a district such as that described, which 

 was fairly well settled, a man may easily become 

 lost at night if the sky is decidedly overcast, 

 or by day if foggy, as sometimes happens, or 

 in an ordinary snowstorm, to say nothing of a 

 blizzard. 



In such cases a true idea of direction is a great 

 thing, and for this purpose a compass, costing 

 only a few cents, may be of great service, as a 

 real sense of direction will often help one to strike 

 a fence or piece of breaking or well-defined road, 

 and thus ascertain one's whereabouts. 



I know a case in which two men who knew 

 the country well followed a trail or, indeed, road 

 for a long distance due south, instead of due north. 



Although the winter on the Canadian prairie 

 is not as bad as is sometimes supposed, as I shall 

 endeavour to show, those who propose making 



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