GENERAL NOTES 137 



lies the sole salvation, unless by accident or chance a 

 road, track, or camp is run across. 



If the day is young a little time can be spent in 

 endeavouring to think things out, but if the morning's 

 walk won't adjust itself in the brain, the direction can 

 be taken by the sun, remembering where it rose and 

 where it is sinking, and by keeping straight on, some 

 track, road, river, or railway can be cut, which will 

 be recognized, and by keeping to it some known point 

 can be finally reached. 



Should the day be far spent and it is felt that no 

 hope of location can be accomplished before darkness 

 sets in, the hunter should set about making a fire, 

 cutting and erecting a small shelter, and endeavour 

 to make himself as comfortable as circumstances will 

 permit, get some sleep, and with the first streaks of 

 dawn set forth again. 



At all times keep the ears open for shouts or shots 

 from the possible search party, and above all do not 

 expend all your cartridges in vain attempts at sum- 

 moning help, but reserve a few for answering shots. 

 When on the move searching for the way back, a 

 shot fired every half-hour or so should be ample for 

 summoning purposes ; unless an answering shot is 

 heard, when another will give the searchers your 

 direction. If a shot is not answered it is reasonable 

 to suppose the search party or the camp is not within 

 hearing, and it would be useless to waste another 

 cartridge within a few minutes. 



