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twelve miles in from Skilak Lake and about a mile from 

 Ivilley River, while Collins and I took a short hmit which 

 proved very interesting. The fact that we saw six moose 

 at close range made us reahze that at last we were on 

 the borders of what probably is the best moose country 

 in the world. 



"The following day, after a hearty breakfast pre- 

 pared by our noble cook 'Scotty,' and consisting of 

 raw bacon, coffee, and oatmeal which was cooked for 

 ten minutes, we all shouldered our packs with the ' Bunga- 

 low' as our destination, to which our men had packed 

 the duffle the day before. 



''The 'Bungalow' belonged to a trapper and pros- 

 pector, Frank Staniford (a bully good fellow he was). 

 It consisted of a 10 x 12 tent pitched over a permanent 

 frame, and equipped with a stove, cooking utensils 

 and all the comforts of home. Staniford used this 

 camp while tending his line of traps in winter, and at this 

 time was h\ing in a large cabin on King County Creek, 

 situated not far from our camp on Lake Skilak. 



"Our next day's march of nine miles took us across 

 Killey River to a small lake 150 yards in diameter, which 

 nestled down in a Uttle pocket on the side of the moun- 

 tain, at about the timber line, and within three miles of 

 Funny River. 



"This was to be our permanent camp, but we had 

 arranged with our packers and guides to carry one tent 

 and enough provisions for several days only, so that we 

 could make good progress on the trail, which was uphill 

 all the way. Our idea in making our arrangements in 

 this way was to have the men leave us alone in this camp 

 while they went back and relayed the rest of the outfit in. 



"I will not dwell on the joys of carrying a pack on 



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