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bushes of any kind. Where, however, the 

 ground was not covered with stones there was 

 abundant feed for caribou in the shape of moss 

 and short grass. 



Scattered over these stretches of open caribou- 

 frequented ground, which were divided one 

 from another by deep ravines, were numerous 

 stony ridges, which in many places made the 

 ground easy for stalking. 



I should fancy that these gently-rounded or 

 flat-topped mountains were from five to six 

 thousand feet above sea level, and only in one 

 portion of the range we were on could the alti- 

 tude have reached the neighbourhood of seven 

 thousand feet. Here the character of the ground 

 was bare rock almost devoid of any vegetation 

 whatever. 



On leaving camp on the morning of August 

 29th I first followed the bed of the ravine for 

 perhaps a mile and a half and then climbed to 

 the edge of the plateau to my left. 



As soon as I reached the open ground I saw 

 some caribou — a doe and a fawn — about a mile 

 to my left, and four others, which I presently 



