88 A Hunting Trip 



again climbing over the rocks like goats; their 

 rider all the time displaying good judgment 

 in guiding his steeds so as to avoid the rapids 

 and shallow places; and his efforts to convey 

 us safely were ably supplemented by the skill 

 of the helmsman, who was also well versed in 

 the methods of ascending the river by the 

 easiest route. 



The first day we made nearly sixteen miles 

 and camped about sundown at the foot of a 

 beautifully wooded slope, which gradually 

 ascended to the mountain in the background. 

 The lean-to was pitched in a hurry ; a hasty 

 supper followed, and the party were soon 

 wrapped in their blankets and in the land of 

 Nod. 



. The following morning before the sun had 

 peeped over the hills the double canoes were 

 cutting the current, leaving in their wake two 

 long ripples angling toward the shore line with 

 a combination ripple in the centre. All day 

 long the horses tugged away at the tow-line as 

 mile after mile of the most beautiful countrj/ 

 was passed, with fine cottages owned by the 

 votaries of the rod who frequent these abodes 



