-ScS Bird-Nesting 



Indians, when cautiously stealing towards the buffalo for the 

 purpose of shooting them, often covered their heads and backs 

 with a wolf skin, knowing from experience that they would 

 be 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 ago a poor Indian 

 woman was strangled to death near her wigwam by a wolf, 

 before the eyes of her husband, who was hastening to her 

 assistance. 



On our return to Eush Lake, I flushed a McCown's long- 

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

 marbled godw T its, curlew, willets and grouse, but 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. 



