On Dus Line or Traps. ZIT 

the hunter, which he must make. So coming to a nice sly- 
around chance where the caribou are so free with this private 
narrow way, they cut for them three or four fir or spruce trees 
well decked out with the gray moss that is ever waving like 
pennants in the breeze, leaving them resting one upon the 
another like a natural windfall. Sooner or later the caribou 
are going to tarry here for awhile, to be out of the wind, for 
a sunny spot to lie down and ruminant, or for a fine feeding 
chance to stand around and eat of the abundant moss. 
At the first of the winter on these first snows, from a half 
inch at the first, until near a foot, the boys mostly use mocca- 
sins, as they can clip it about so light and easily, back and 
forth over the line; and for the best ones (still hunting as 
well) they prefer the moose shanks, tanned, with the hair left 
on, and the hair worn upon the outside. These do not wet 
through easily like the buckskin; always using an innersole 
for their moccasins of any kind, except when snow-shoeing. 
The best innersole they find to be one side felt, the bottom 
side rubber. They are correct, and even a home-made pair 
are not to be despised; the thicker part from the rim of a felt 
hat for the upper, and from the leg of our cast-off rubber 
boots, the under side. 
These they lay aside when the snow-shoes are used, and 
pull on their soft tanned moose hide inoccasins, with as many 
pairs of new woolen socks as possible, on the cold days. And 
now they are having enjoyable times on the snow-shoes, 
strictly attending to the trapping; tramping early and late, 
working for the pleasure of it as much as for the profit. Well, 
strong and hearty they are now, and haye become so inured to 
the cold that they would not notice it if it were not for the 
darkness of some days. Those élack, cold days, without the 
