THE RIVER KATARINA AND LAKE PEARSON 



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tributary of the Katarina that flowed from the hills on the eastern 

 side. At this point Bernardo knocked up. He had had hard 

 work all day with the boat, for the stream was full of shoals, and 



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wind and current were strono- ao-ainst him. He had been in the 

 river off and on, and as he was already suffering from a slight cold 

 when we set out this treatment had not improved it. By night his 

 chest seemed a oood deal affected, and his breathino- was difficult. 

 The rain of the afternoon turned to snow in the nioht, and it became 

 very cold, a comfortless position for a feverish man. ( )ur means 

 for dealing with illness were limited, but hot cocoa and rugs 

 seemed the best treatment under the circunistances, and we further 

 sheltered him under the canvas boat, which, being turned over, 

 made a tolerable hut. 



Having brought a certain amount of prcnlsii^ns with us, we 

 did not shoot much. There can be little question that, had Pata- 

 gonia been a country rich in trophies, its less remote valleys would 

 lonof aoro have known the crack of the rifle. b^ortunau-l\ for 

 its ferw natii7'(C. the small horns of Xcuclaphus bisu/cus do not 

 offer sufficient attraction. There is no sj)ort on c-arlh tmcr than 

 biof-o-ame shooting!" in moderation, but in all parts of the world 1 

 should like to see a universal law prohibiting any one sportsman 

 or professional hunter Ironi shooting more than a limited number 



