338 RECREATION 
and one-half miles below the 
shack we came to the Henry 
River, which is navigable for 
perhaps ten miles. Five miles 
below this stream we came to 
what is known as the East 
Branch, navigable ten or twelve 
miles. Two and one-half miles 
farther on we came to the 
Murphy River, navigable for 
a small boat like ours, and ten 
miles below the Murphy we 
decided to locate and build our 
little log cabin. So we landed 
and pitched a small tent, in 
which we’ stored our dun: 
nage, which. consisted princi- 
pally of our wearing. apparel. 
Then we started Dae for the 
trapper’s ‘slack. (79% " jd wg 
We had made perhaps two: 
miles’ of the return’ trip up- 
stream, when a very heavy 
rain storm overtook ‘us. This stayed with 
us throughout the four hours it required 
to reach the shack, but our little engine 
‘chugged cheerfully along without making 
a break. ‘The weather turned cold and.we 
were a Shaky lot when we landed. And as 
we had taken all our spare clothes down the 
river, we were compelled to hang our out- 
side clothing 
around the stove, 
and leave our un- 
derelothing to dry 
upon us. This was 
campaigning for 
sure. Onaccount 
of the rain we 
were obliged to re- 
main at the shack 
until Tuesday 
morning, when we 
pulled out for the 
point where we 
had: pitched our 
tent. The weather 
had moderated, 
but it was some- 
what cloudy all 
day. We found the 
tent taut and every- 
thing inside com- 
paratively dry. 
b) 

GARRINGER 

THE AUTHOR 
Garringer by this time had 
contracted a very bad cold, 
hence was unable to do much 
toward building the cabin; we 
assigned him to police duty, 
which consisted of dishwash- 
ing and the like. The morn- 
ing after our arrival we com- 
menced serious work on the 
cabin, and as it was a lovely 
day, the work progressed nicely. 
During the evening it began 
to cloud up again, and in the 
morning we found thirteen 
inches of ‘‘the beautiful” on 
the ground. The weather 
being warm, however, and as 
a good snow is about the first 
thing the hunter looks forward 
to as soon as he gets located, 
we were not in the least dis- 
couraged and went to work on 
: the cabin with a will. 
After dinner on’ Thursday, having 
finished before the rest, and*=being anxious 
to get the cabin completed, I went out to 
work. Shortly afterward Ely came out 
and said, ‘‘ Well, Mr. President, what’s the 
first thing on the docket this afternoon ?” 
“Meat,” said I. ‘‘For you know I have 
a weak stomach and I cannot stand bacon 
any longer.”’ 
‘Do you mean 
it?” he asked. 
‘“Youbet I do,” 
Ey answered: 
‘‘And don’t you 
come back with- 
out some, either.” 
So Ely went a- 
scouting. 
During. “the 
afternoon Garrin- 
ger gathered moss 
for chinking the 
cracks, while I 
kept pegging away 
at the: ‘cab in; 
About 4.30 Gar- 
ringer, who, by 
the way, was new 
to the bush, said | = 
he thought he oes 
heard a_ whistle. ELY 


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