36 RECENT HUNTING TRIPS. 



saying, *' He who really wants a thing will sooner 

 or later get an opportunity to go after it," and 

 so in the autumn of 1900 the chance came to 

 me to make a hunt after moose. 



Having made some preliminary arrangements 

 by letter, I arrived at Mattawa, in the Province 

 of Ontario, Canada, on the evening of September 

 24tli, bringing Avith me a single-shot '303 bore 

 rifle, a few cartridges loaded with Dmn-dum 

 bullets, and a kit bag containing blankets and 

 spare clothing. At Mattawa I purchased a 

 supply of provisions at the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany's store and hired for the trip a few cooking- 

 utensils, two small tents and two liirch-bark 

 canoes. 



With the kind assistance of Mr. Colin G. 

 Rankin and Mr. E. 0. Taylor, the superin- 

 tendent and manager of the Company's business 

 at Mattawa, I got everything packed the day 

 after my arrival, and on the morning of 

 September 27tli took the train to Lake Kippewa, 

 accompanied by a half-breed guide named 

 George Crawford, and his boy Joe. I found 

 George Crawford a keen and experienced 



