ioo WITH GUN AND GUIDE 



bank of a famous salmon river, and listened to the 

 stories of the migrations of the salmon ; of how the fish 

 ascend this river to the spawning beds ; how the female 

 salmon clears out a nice, clean, gravelly place, where 

 she can deposit her precious eggs to the best advantage ; 

 how the male swims around her to protect her and the 

 roe from her enemies ; and how, at such times, the 

 dorsal fin of the male may be seen in the water as he 

 slowly circles round and round the mother fish, driving 

 away predatory interlopers. We were told of a man 

 who called himself a sportsman God save the mark 

 who at such times watched the stream for signs of the 

 male fish circling around the female to protect her; 

 and when the dorsal fin of one of these glorious 

 salmon appeared above the surface of the water the 

 sound of his rifle would be heard. A noble fish would 

 turn belly up and the " sportsman " would wade out to 

 drag him in. 



Next day we were off long before the team started, 

 in order to be ahead of the noise of the wagon. Some 

 few miles from our camping place Henry left me to 

 visit one of his camps, a mile or more from the road, 

 and I jogged along very quietly and cautiously. 



Turning a bend in the road I saw my first deer of 

 this whole trip. It was a fine young buck, and the 

 fattest I ever saw. It w r as a long shot, and rather a 

 nice one to make for the centre of his chest, but the 

 bullet went true and he ran but a few yards before he 



