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him down to the boat, which was at least a mile away. Luckily I 

 had a friend with me, but never was there such a heavy deer for 

 its size. 



How we struggled and " wrostled " with the thing, determined 

 not to be defeated. 



We got him on to our shoulders, but every now and then at a 

 false step, his weight would become too much for our united 

 efforts, and down we would come flat on our faces with the deer on 

 top. However by dint of perseverance, we at last, with aching 

 shoulders, hove the carcass into the boat. 



Not having much time, and being unfortunately without a knife, 

 I told my boy to " gralloch " the deer ; but it appeared that he had 

 no notion of what I meant, and having no intention of displaying 

 his ignorance, he unhappily for me, held his peace. 



No sooner was my back turned than he took out his knife, and 

 deliberately set to and skinned the animal from nose to tail ; and 

 my rage and horror, on returning to the boat, can well be understood, 

 when instead of my beautiful deer, that I was going to take back in 

 triumph on board the ship ; I found on the contrary, a nasty raw 

 looking object, that reminded me more of a half starved calf, than 

 of the fat buck I had left behind, such a short time before. 



\VRANGEL BAY. 

 In coming up from the South, it is not till reaching this anchor- 



