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he presently found on a big rock a little white spot no larger 

 than a man's ringer nail. 



"There, my friends, is where Simpson's Brother landed, for 

 that white mark is of gum and proves where the bow of the 

 canoe bumped the rock." 



They then asked The Bear where he thought the cripple was, 

 and pointing, he replied : 



"If we search long enough we shall find him in the deep 

 water down there; for when Simpson's Brother was getting 

 aboard his canoe, he slipped and in falling struck his head upon 

 the rock; the blow stunned him, and without a struggle he slid 

 into the water, and was drowned." 



When they had brought their canoes round and had peered 

 into the deep water, true enough, they discovered the body on 

 the bottom of the lake. Securing a long pole, they fastened a 

 gun worm to one end and, reaching down, twisted it into the 

 cripple's clothing and brought the body to the surface. Sadly 

 they placed it in the unfortunate man's canoe, towed the craft 

 and its burden to the other island, and sent to Fort Rae for the 

 priest, Father Roure, to come and perform the burial service. 



BEASTS WITH HUMAN SOULS 



Next morning we arose with dawn. After a hearty break- 

 fast of fish — taken from the gill-net that had been set over- 

 night below the rapid — the work of portaging round the rapids 

 was begun and by about ten o'clock was finished. Noon over- 

 took us near the mouth of Caribou River, up which we were to 

 ascend on the first half of our journey to Oo-koo-hoo's hunting 

 grounds. About two o'clock we entered that stream and 

 headed westerly toward a spur of mountains that lay about a 

 week's travel away and through which we had to pass to gain 

 our winter camping ground. An hour later, as Oo-koo-hoo and 

 I preceded the party, paddling up one of the channels caused 



