viii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XVII. THE THIRD BUFFALO HUNT ... 116 



XVIII. DOWN TO FUNDAMENTALS . . . . 125 



XIX. WHITE MAN AND RED. MEAT, BUT 



NOTHING MORE 130 



XX. ON THE NYARLING ....... 136 



XXI. FORT RESOLUTION AND ITS FOLK . . 143 



XXII. THE CHIPEWYANS, THEIR SPEECH AND 



WRITING 147 



XXIII. THE DOGS OF FORT RESOLUTION . . 159 



XXIV. THE VOYAGE ACROSS THE LAKE . . 169 



XXV. CROSSING THE LAKE. ITS NATURAL 



HISTORY 179 



XXVI. THE LYNX AT BAY 190 



XXVII. THE LAST OF THAT INDIAN CREW . . 193 



XXVIII. GEOLOGICAL FORCES AT WORK . . . 197 



XXIX. PIKE'S PORTAGE 200 



XXX. CARIBOU-LAND AT LAST 204 



XXXI. GOOD-BYE TO THE WOODS 213 



XXXII. THE TREELESS PLAINS 219 



XXXIII. THE UNKNOWN 223 



XXXIV. AYLMER LAKE 228 



XXXV. THE MUSK-OX 231 



XXXVI. THE ARCTIC PRAIRIES AND MY FAR- 

 THEST NORTH 237 



