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given him self-reliance, and the ability to do 

 big things with comparative ease that other 

 men would falter at. No need was there ever 

 to spur him on to work. I pity the man who 

 might hire his services and then prove to be 

 lazy and indifferent as to whether he hunted 

 or not, and who would decline to go anywhere 

 that would mean hard climbing or other 

 rugged work. The Chief might give him a 

 lecture that he would never forget. 



It is a comfort to hunt with a man who not 

 only knows the ground but is familiar with 

 every card and trick that can be played in 

 hunting the different species of big game that 

 make this country a unique hunting ground. 



Still speaking of glaciers, we must not for- 

 get mentioning the Scolli Glacier which takes 

 several days to cross with a pack outfit. 

 Steps must be cut in the ice to enable the 

 pack horses and men to reach the top. It is 

 six miles wide. Crevasses are to be found 

 almost everywhere on its surface, and there- 

 fore extreme caution is necessary in crossing 

 it. Season before last three men were pass- 

 ing over it, when one of them slipped and fell 

 a considerable distance into a crevasse. His 

 companions managed to get a rope with a 

 noose on one end down to him, and he sue- 



