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of the journey had no place to sleep. During the last 24 hours of 

 that torturing trip I did not even sit down. Our little compartment, 

 containing four bunks and meant for four people, had twelve crowded 

 into it. When we reached the coast we had been seven and one-half 

 days making a journey which in normal times consumes 36 hours. 

 And never did anything look more welcome than the clean, spacious 

 steamer, with its shining decks and its atmosphere of discipline and 

 comfort, upon which I stepped to return to the United States." 



The fur trade is one of the oldest in existence and is a fasci- 

 nating business in many ways. St. Louis, from an humble begin- 

 ning as a small fur trading post, has grown to be the greatest raw 

 fur market in the world. 



If this book has been of interest to you, the writer will be greatly 

 pleased and it is his hope that the supply of furs will increase and 

 be a source of comfort to people for many years to come. 



If you are a trapper or fur buyer or interested in raising furs, I 

 will be glad to hear from you. 



The writer would be pleased to receive any information regard- 

 ing the raising of fur bearing animals that will help further this 

 industry. 



Albert M. Ahem. 



President, Funsten Bros. & Co. 



