LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake. It ap- 

 peared to have wings Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



I surmised at once who he was, for one could see by the 

 merest glance 20 



Going to the brink, we saw a "York Boat" in the act of 

 shooting the cataract 52 



Minutes passed while the rising moon cast golden ripples 

 upon the water 84 



The lynx is an expert swimmer and is dangerous to tackle 

 in the water 100 



Next morning we found that everything was covered with 

 a heavy blanket of snow 132 



The bear circled a little in order to descend. Presently it 

 left the shadow " 164 



Going to the stage, he took down his five-foot snowshoes 180 



As the wolf dashed away, the bounding clog sent the 

 snow flying 196 



" There's the York Factory packet from Hudson Bay to 

 Winnipeg" 212 



"It was on my father's hunting grounds, and late one 

 afternoon" 228 



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