CONTENTS. IX 



CHAPTEE XI. 



PACK 



BEAUTIFUL SCENERY THE CHAIN-MOUSE PLEASANT SHOWER- 

 BATH UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO BRING DOWN A BUFFALO 



COW SOLITARY REGION ENDURING FATIGUE BEAUTIFUL 



LAKE COMMUNION WITH NATURE WILD DUCK . .211 



CHAPTER XII. 



BLACK SPRUCE MINIATURE LAKE THE MINK NATURAL 



ARBOUR UNSUCCESSFUL STALK AFTER A COW MOOSE THE 



CANADA PORCUPINE SNIPE WATER-SNAKES CURLEWS 



ROASTED OWL ENCAMPED ON THE MARGIN OF A LAKE 



INGRATITUDE OF A GREY WOLF . , . . .224 



CHAPTER XIII. 



GOOD CAMPING-GROUND NIGHT FISHING ON THE LAKE TRAP- 



PERS' STOCK-HOUSE SALE OF MY QUADRUPEDS IMMENSE 



SWAMP THE AMERICAN RAIL BEAUTIFUL SCENERY MY 



DEBUT IN RAIL-SHOOTING MY * PUSHER ' SOLD . . .242 



CHAPTER XIV. 



JOURNEY TO THE BARRENS ROCK CREVICES MINERAL WEALTH 



UNUSUAL CONFIDENCE OF THE WILD ANIMALS ECONOMY 



IN THE USE OF AMMUNITION LAST NIGHT IN CAMP AGAIN 



EN ROUTE TIMBER A BEE-TREE MY COMPANION BEE- 

 HUNTERS PTARMIGAN ADVENTURE WITH A GLUTTON . 256 



CHAPTER XV. 



THE RED-MEN AN INDIAN 'FLITTING 5 INTERVIEW WITH AN 



INDIAN FAMILY HORSE-INDIANS TIMBER-INDIANS FISH- 

 INDIANS THE MUSTANG PICTURESQUE CAMP AMERICAN 



CHAR RECKLESSNESS OF MY FELLOW-TRAVELLER VIOLENT 



GALE : EMIGRATION . . . . . . .271 



CHAPTER XVI. 



PRAIRIE-FIRES TERROR AND FLIGHT OF WILD ANIMALS 



CARIBOO -TRACKS SPONGY SOIL UNSUCCESSFUL STALK 



LARGE GREY WOLF WILD DUCKS SIGNS OF A CHANGE OF 



WEATHER WILD GEESE MOOSE RIVER CONSTRUCTION OF 



A RAFT VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY BIRCH-BARK CANOES . 285 



