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ewan, to which Buck finally led his little 

 herd. 



It seemed like a goodly land into which 

 they had come, with more timber, making 

 cover in which to hide ; also more food and 

 larger rivers, for the bison loves above all 

 things to wade and wallow, some varieties, 

 like the water buffalo of the Philippines, 

 being partially aquatic. 



It would seem as though they might rest 

 now. They had come to a land of plenty, 

 with good water and good thick cover in 

 which to hide, but even here they were not 

 safe, for they had come again within reach 

 of their first slayer, the red man. 



Not over a hundred miles distant, as the 

 crow flies, was Fort Edmonton, where was 

 located the trading-post of the Hudson's 

 Bay Company. In fact, that great com- 

 pany not only dominated the northern por- 

 tion of this Saskatchewan country, but also 

 lonely Athabasca to the north. Where it 



