Indians, when cautiously stealing towards tin- ItuH'alo for the 

 purpose of shooting them, often covered their heads and hacks 

 with a woll' skin, knowing From ,'.\perience that they would 

 he suffered to approach near in that guise. Grey wolves have 

 been known to visit a sportsman's camp during the night and 

 carry off one of his dogs, and some years .-i^o a poor Indian 

 woman was strangled to death near her wigwam l>y a wolf, 

 In- fore the eyes of her husband, who was hastening to her 

 assistance. 



(hi our return to Rush Lake, I flushed a McCown's long- 

 spur from its nest and five eggs, and we disturbed several 

 marUed god wits, curlew, willets and grouse, lutt the dogs ran 

 along in front of us and disturbed the birds, so that we were 

 unable to find their nests. I had my supper at the farm, and 

 spent the evening there, until dark, when I returned to the 

 station-house. 



