The Chief Engineer Uib 

 & 



Henry Abbott 



rwas a dark night in July very 

 dark. There was no moon and 

 clouds hid the stars. We were 

 sitting by the camp fire. Bige had just 

 kicked the burning logs together so that 

 a shower of sparks shot straight up to- 

 ward the tree-tops, indicating that there 

 was no wind, when he said, "If you 

 want to make that picture of deer this 

 is just the kind of a night to go for it. 

 You must have it dark so you can get 

 close enough to get a good photograph. 

 Also, this is just the kind of weather 

 when we are likely to find deer feeding 

 near the mouth of the river." 



So with camera and flash-light appar- 

 atus I climbed into the bow end of our 

 light-weight cedar boat, while Bige with 

 paddle sat in the stern. We aimed 

 toward the mouth of the river about 

 half of a mile from camp and across 



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