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© 1905 William L. Finley and H. T. Bohlman 

 3.\RN OWL 



The eyes of the Owl are not in the side of the head, like those of the Sparrow, but in 

 front, like the eyes of a man. An Owl has extraordinary organs of sight, for he can adjust 

 them to see during the day or in the dark of the night. 



tules had grown up for several genera- 

 tions. The heav)' growth of each year 

 shoots up through the dead stalks of the 

 preceding season. On the top of this the 

 Pelicans, Gulls, Cormorants, and Terns 

 had perched and trodden down the tules. 

 These precarious footholds were our only 

 camping spots during the two weeks we 

 cruised the Lower Klamath. 



These days were full of hardship. The 

 water of the lake contained so much sedi- 

 ment and alkali that it had to be boiled. 



while the only fuel we had was the little 

 we carried in the boat. 



The first morning out, we tried wetting 

 down the tules and making a small fire on 

 top. Before we could get anything 

 cooked, the whole foundation was ablaze 

 and coffee-pot and frying-pan had to be 

 used to check the flames. After that we 

 always sought a place where the tules 

 could he cleared away and a fire made on 

 the water-soaked roots even with the sur- 

 face of the water. 



