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RECREATIOX. 



A greai: many of the birds that raise 

 their young in Alaska spend their 

 winters on the coasts of Japan, and 

 are never seen in the States. I value 

 my bird collection almost as much as 

 the noble animals J secured, and when 



I get them all mounted shall look 

 back with pleasure to these grand old 

 mountains, rushing rivers, and the 

 beautiful and varied scenery that can 

 be found only in the Land of the 

 Midnight Sun. 



UP THE TOBI'OUE. 



HERBERT L. LUCjUES. 



On August 26, 1898, we met at Portland, 

 Me., prepared to invade Canada in search 

 of moose and other large game. The party 

 was made up of 3 congenial spirits, a doctor, 

 a business man and a lawyer, who were ex- 

 pected to dwell in harmony in the same tent 

 for some weeks, without making any un- 

 complimentary remarks regarding each 

 other's personal appearance and disposi- 

 tions. The trip was the result of some 

 months of deliberation, letter-writing and 

 consultations. The destination decided up- 



chased for us the provisions necessary for 

 a 3 weeks' trip, had engaged 6 Indians 

 as guides, and had dispatched them 2 days 

 ahead up the river with tents, provisions 

 aijd camp outfit, with instructions to wait 

 for us at Riley brook. He was himself to 

 drive us 54 miles the next day to this place. 

 He issued our licenses, cashed our checks 

 and smoothed all the rough places so will- 

 ingly, that we say to all strangers going to 

 that region, " Put your trust in Perley, and 

 he will see you through." 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY P. M. BERRY. 



SHIFTING CARGO FOR THE CARRY. 



on was the head waters of the Tobique 

 river. We left the Canadian Pacific Rail- 

 road at Andover, New Brunswick, on the 

 afternoon of August 27, and stopped that 

 night at Perley's Hotel. We had previous- 

 ly consulted the proprietor, Mr. J. R. Per- 

 ley, by letter and had drawn largely on his 

 good nature and experience. He had pur- 



New York was sweltering under a tem- 

 perature of 96 . Andover seemed cool at 

 40 when we started on our long drive, and 

 sweaters and overcoats were much in evi- 

 dence for the first few hours. That drive 

 was delightful, and is one of the pleasantest 

 memories of the trip. The road was good, 

 and 4 large horses carried us steadily 



