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her knowledge of everything appertaining to 

 woodcraft and the trapping of fur- bearing 

 animals. At the same time she is a well-educated, 

 well-informed woman, who can impart her know- 

 ledge of the wild creatures she has lived amongst 

 in perfectly pronounced and softly spoken 

 English. 



Of the Hosfall's four children — all girls — the 

 eldest was being educated at the mission school 

 at Selkirk. The three that were with their 

 parents were sweetly pretty little creatures, 

 with rosy cheeks and fine dark ej^es. 



Last year Mrs. Hosfall and her children met 

 with a terrible adventure, which I will relate 

 as it was told me by her husband. 



" In the spring of 1905 I went down to 

 Selkirk to get provisions, leaving my wife and 

 children in the cabin, far away up the Pelly 

 River, in which we had all lived during the 

 previous winter. I told my wife that I would 

 try and get back by a certain date towards the 

 end of May and made every effort to do so. 



" One evening on my return journey I camped 

 late some distance above the canyon, and was 



