To 



MY FAITHFUL AND GENEROUS FRIEND 



MR. ADOLPH STROHM 



WHO HAS GIVEN ME 

 LIBERAL AID AND UNSWERVING ENCOURAGEMENT 

 AND TO MY KIND AND STEADFAST FRIEND 



MR. JAMES A. DEEMIN 



WITH WHOM I SHARED SOME OF THE HARDSHIPS OF TRAVEL 

 AND A FEW OF THE JOYS OF THE HUNT 

 THIS VOLUME IS 

 GRATEFULLY DEDICATED BY 



ITS AUTHOR 



