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well, therefore, when travelling in the West I carry 
_a pneumatic mattress. Where the ground is wet 
and where there are no boughs with which to make 
a bed, this insures perfect comfort and it goes into 
very little space when packed. I also bring a suf- 
ficient number of Hudson Bay blankets with which 
to keep warm should cold weather be encountered. 
Sleeping bags are used by many, but there is much 
more freedom of movement in a bed. The profes- 
sional hunter can go for a long time with bacon, 
flour, and a little tea or coffee, some sugar, and salt 
—to these can be added anything which suggests 
itself. For cooking, one can use from a frying pan 
and one tin cup to a cooking stove and a dinner 
set. I think, however, that it is a mistake to carry 
too much paraphernalia, as one goes to the wilds 
to lead a simple life. All arrangements must be 
made long beforehand and an understanding ar- 
rived at as to whether the guide provides food for 
the sportsman or vice versa. In the Hast, guides 
are usually paid much less than in the West, prob- 
ably half, and a canoe takes the place of horses. 
Of course the amount of baggage transported by 
manual labor should be as limited as possible. 
Should there be several members of the party, one 
cook would be sufficient, but each must have his 
guide. The price of a game license varies from one 
to one hundred dollars, depending upon the State 
and the status of the applicant, the resident paying 
the smaller amount and the foreigner the larger. 
With regard to the season, it is better, when 
wapiti shooting, to go early than late because trav- 
