LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi 



TO FATE rAOF. 



Tracks in the snow showing where a Musk Rat 



has come from and returned to the water . 288 



Tracks in the snow showing where a Mink has 

 CAUGHT a Musk Rat as it emerged from a hole 



IN THE ICE ....... 292 



" Joe," THE ONE-ARMED TrAPPER AND HIS CaBIN . 300 



" Joe," the one-armed Trapper .... 302 



Camping in winter with the thermometer 20° 



dei.ow Zero ...... 308 



Winter Camping. Crossing a Snow-covered Lake 310 



Winter Camping in Florida .... 318 



