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CAMP-FIRES IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES 



colored Buff-Bellied Chipmunk (Eutamias luteiventris) , 

 and killed one which we did not mean to kill. While 

 passing over a meadow on the bank of Kaiser Lake, our 

 dog flushed the tiny creature, several yards from its bur- 

 row. In the mix-up that followed, of chipmunk, dog 

 and men, the frightened animal leaped upon Mr. Phil- 

 lips's leg, and then upon mine, seeking refuge from the 

 dog. We all cried out " Save it! Save it! " and I tried 

 to shelter it in my clothes. But it sprang off, and was 

 seized by Kaiser. As quickly as we could we rescued it; 

 and when I took it in my palm, it turned over, bit my 

 finger until it bled, then died happy. As laid out it meas- 

 ured only four and three-fourth inches in length of head 

 and body, tail three and one-half inches. 



A solitary example of the Ashy- Mantled Ground- 

 Squirrel, with the appalling Latin name of Callospermo- 

 philus lateralis cinerescens, was the handsomest rodent 

 we observed. From the top of the loftiest ridge trodden 

 by any one during our trip, whither Charlie Smith and 

 I had gone on a " side hunt " from Camp Necessity, we 

 looked far down into the maze of mountains and valleys, 

 basins and slides that make up Wilson's Creek. Momen- 

 tarily we expected to see big game of some kind, and we 

 were hunting very carefully, through a scattered growth 

 of stunted spruces. At last Kaiser stopped short, ele- 

 vated his nose and sniffed significantly to windward. 

 Was it sheep, or grizzly bears? All ready to burst with 

 readiness, we waited for the foe, Kaiser sniffing crescendo, 

 and pointing down the mountain. 



At last we saw the game. It was a big, fat Ashy- 



