instinct. Their movements are also eiffected by the 

 character of the country, and they follow the easiest 

 natural route to their destination. In time they beat 

 down trails and discover the safest fords, until their 

 system of roads is complete. 



Then come the hunter and prospector. They 

 do not know the country, and use the trails the wild 

 animals have made. With the rattle' of firearms 

 comes the " tank-a-tink " of the pack-train bell, and 

 the trails are widened and flattened by the hoofs of 

 mules and horses. As the country becomes settled 

 the trail changes to a road; and at last, where once 

 the moose and wapiti called and bugled, nature's 

 music is drowned by the scream of the locomotive. 



This all goes to show that trails are not made 

 in a night and that the man who can pick out the 

 best road through an unexplored country must have 

 a liberal wildemess education. 



WOOD AND In wilderness travel, three things 



WA T^R are absolutely necessary to ensure 



success and comfort, — wood, water, and feed. By 



feed, I mean grass for the horses. Pack animals 



are used so often in this work, and so much depends 



on their ability to travel, that all comfort should be 



sacrificed, if necessary, to ensure 



their getting good food. The 



experienced hunter or explorer 



thinks first of his pack animals, 





