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inquired confidentially if there was any dan- 

 ger of wild animals attacking us that night. 

 The Indians having suggested " wolves and 

 bears," Tenderfoot put in a night of great 

 mental trouble and distress, awaking the nim- 

 rod occasionally, as he fancied sounds in the 

 night air. 



Four o'clock the next morning we heard the 

 Indians shout as they returned. They had 

 been cautioned not to return to camp in the 

 night without first calling. When breakfast 

 was over we arranged the trophies to pack the 

 whole in small space. After packing, we 

 started for across and down the lake. We 

 put in shore at one point, to hunt partridge 

 in the brush, but there appeared to be none, 

 and we resumed our canoes. 



We landed about half a mile from Kippewa 

 to dry the head and dine ; and when dinner was 

 over we reached the wharf in a short time 

 afterwards, and went to the hotel. 



But as ill-luck would have it there was some 

 kind of a party going on at the hotel that 

 night, consisting apparently of several lum- 

 bermen and the women help, and it was im- 



