three made up his mind to try it. He labored along very 

 cautiously until near the middle, then over he went into 

 the deep and ic}' stream. Fortunately for him, he fell on 

 the inside. He was a strong, athletic young man, and 

 managed to throw an arm around the inside log before his 

 body could be sucked under, and by an almost supei- 

 human effort pulled himself on to the boom again. Hav- 

 ing got back safely he went to the car for a change of 

 clothes. To-day he is full of thanks to Providence for 

 his narrow escape, and well he may be, for his chance of 

 life in that cauldron of ice water was — well, one in a 

 hundred. 



CASTING FOR TROUT IN A FAMOUS POOL. 



Shortly after leaving the river we struck a good trail 

 up a mountain side. It ended at an almost impenetrable 

 jungle of fire-swept timber, over, under and around which 

 we panted, perspired and labored for an hour; then sud- 



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