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considerable Band; these they discovered in a lake. 

 There were 4 big bulls, 4 little calves, 1 yearling, 3 

 2-year-olds, 8 cows. These allowed them to come 

 openly within 60 yards. Then took alarm and gal- 

 loped off. They also saw a Moose and a Marten — and 



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Buffalo dry wallows for the relief from flies 



2 Buffalo skeletons. How I did curse my presenti- 

 ment that prevented them having the camera and 

 securing a really fine photograph! 



At 2 p. m. Sousi prepared to break camp. He 

 thought that by going back on our trail he might 

 strike the trail of another herd off to the south-east 

 of the mountain. Jarvis shrewdly suspected that our 

 guide wanted to go home, having kept his promise, 

 won the reward, and got a load of Bear meat. How- 



