THE AUTHOR RESPECTFULLY 



DEDICATES THIS BOOK 



to the 



TRAPPERS of NORTH AMERICA 



DDD 



When you come to the end of the long, long trail, 



And your hunting and trapping days are gone. 



When your step grows weak and your sinews fail, 



And its time to answer the great last call; 



It isn't the size of the cabin you've built. 



Nor what you have won in pelts or fame, 



The thing that counts is the right to say 



"I have kept the faith — I have played the game." 



— Albert M. Ahem 



