148 CARIBOU SHOOTING IN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



to have as readers will thus receive most pleasure and 

 benefit. 



Wednesday, October 17th. Thermometer 40; threat- 

 ening. The cook had no difficulty in awakening any 

 of the party for breakfast by daylight ; all were astir. 

 Kepler, "the Kid" (J. W. Davis) and LeBuffe started 

 out for fresh meat, while the writer took charge of the 

 carriers and put the camp in shape. The cabin w r as 

 a compromise between a lean-to and a regular log 

 cabin. The roof was leaky, and the smoke-hole had 

 to be closed. The rear wall, which was only about 

 eighteen inches from the ground, was built up to four 

 feet; a new birch-bark roof was put on, a stone plat- 

 form was built for the stove, and it was put up; 

 "splits" were secured, and from them tables were 

 made, which were covered with birch bark. The tent 

 was pitched, and surplus goods were stored therein. 

 As the camp was located in the edge of the timber 

 fronting the marsh, a fairly good view of the latter 

 could be had from the immediate vicinity of the cabin ; 

 and during the day the writer and the other men at 

 work saw nineteen caribou passing on the opposite 

 side of the marsh, some three-quarters of a mile dis- 

 tant. 



Rain began to fall about noon, and the party who 

 went out after meat came into camp empty-handed, 



