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ridge. Then the eye reaches the W 



range ; while behind, the Camp, Ragged, 



and Lookout mountains complete the 



encircling hills. Around BlufF Point run 



the narrows to the lower lake. 



Across the lake the East Inlet 



and the Owly-out, with their 



great sloughs, join with the 



greater water. At the head 



of the lake the South Inlet 



enters, coming from the spring 



far up through the alders. 



Wide-stretching sloughs of 



dead, standing, and fallen 



trees give companies of great 



blue heron and kingfishers a 



perfect paradise. 



Under the shadow of a dark, moss- 

 covered and sepulchral forest in a shel- 

 tered camp I spent late August and early 

 September, 1 897, a-birding. Life is worth 

 living in such a spot. Some persons be- 

 lieve that one must get up with the sun at 

 camp. A sunrise is a triumph of nature, 

 but about once in two weeks throughout 

 one's life is often enough to drink in its 

 beauties. Everything becomes common- 

 place if seen daily. What cares the guide 



