CAMP AGAIN. 279 



We followed the course of tlie river throiigli 

 tlie canyon witli considerable difficulty, as it is 

 very hard work clambering up and down 

 steep places with a pack on one's back. We 

 finally camped within a few miles of where 

 we had left the canoe, and sat np till late 

 drying our things by a roaring fire. We had 

 kept onr blankets dry in waterproof canvas 

 bags. 



It rained at intervals during the night, and 

 when we woke up at daylight it was snowing. 

 Light snowstorms continued to fall all day, but 

 in the afternoon the weather improved, and 

 there were intervals when the sun shone out. 

 A walk of two and a half hours down the river 

 after breakfast brought us to the camp where 

 we had left the canoe, and here we found 

 everything as we had left it, untouched by 

 bears or other animals. 



On the following morning (October 23rd), we 

 started on an excursion into the country to the 

 north of our camp, expecting to be able to 

 reach open country within a short distance of 

 the river. After making our way for a couple 



