1 82 FIFTY YEARS A HUNTER AND TRAPPER. 



well, all things considered (one old played-out trapper and a kid 

 who had never set a trap for anything greater than a muskrat or a 

 ground hog). 



We had caught while in camp one bear, ten mink, eight coon 

 and some other furs as shown in the accompanying picture. After 

 we left I set a few traps about home, catching three fox and a 

 few skunk and four more mink, making fourteen mink in all. 

 We got $4 and $4.50 for the fox, and $4 to $6 for the mink, and 

 from 80 cents to $2.25 for skunk, and about the same for coon. 

 We got 30 to 40 cents each for muskrats. 



This will about complete the story of my trapping for the 

 season of 1908. I am sorry that I am no artist, as I could have 

 sent some fine pictures, consisting of the bear in trap, as well as 

 many other animals in traps, and other pictures that would have 

 been interesting had I been able to take them at the right time and 

 place. 



