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ITHACAS 
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"Chief” Elmer 
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Broth would be served first in cups 
and the real eats would follow; when 
huckleberries were plentiful the meal 
would be topped off with a baked huck- 
leberry pudding- served hot with lots of 
rum flavored hard sauce. 
After May first the watermelons 
were available and a couple of large 
melons, too ripe and too thin skinned 
to withstand the jolting of railway 
transport, would be put into the ice box 
the day before the mulligan was to be 
cooked; these melons were brought to 
the table whole and cut before the din- 
ers; by the time the melons were served 
the diners had usually eaten themselves 
into a condition of lethargical som- 
nolency but the sight of the red, juicy, 
succulent, sugary melon hearts would 
arouse interest and incite to action. 
Strangers, chance acquaintances, 
who ate of these mulligans, were unani- 
mous in affirming that they had never 
eaten food of such savor and delicious- 
ness. 
The greater portion by far of the 
combustibles used in the preparation of 
these mulligans was forage collected by 
the party without money cost at the 
expense of time, skill and effort only; 
the principle of the eight-hour work 
day passed quietly into the discard 
when it became evident that the party 
could live off the products of the region 
passed through if they so willed ; and 
they did decide to do so; and the food 
collected was so abundant in quantity, 
choice in quality and varied in kind, 
that they lived exceedingly well and in- 
tend to repeat the cruise. 
THE GAME RANGES 
OF NIPIGON 
(continued from page 13) 
from the north, and as we were on the 
south side of them we knew that we 
were safe on that score. 
As there was a valley on the other 
side of the hill upon which we were, 
Xavier figured that the caribou would 
likely take off over the* hill when we 
startled them, and would be likely to go 
up or down the other valley. 
He sent four of the party back on our 
trail with instructions to go up the lake 
until they came to the mouth of the 
valley, which ran along the other side 
of the hill, and to station themselves 
there. 
Xavier and the rest of us sat down to 
wait until they had had time to reach 
their positions. 
We were impatient to get away, as 
we could see from our hiding place that 
the caribou were slowly browsing along 
in our direction. At last, figuring that 
the others had by this time taken up the 
positions assigned to them, we cautious- 
ly moved in the direction of the game. 
We kept in amongst the heaviest of the 
underbrush for the first few hundred 
yards, and coming to a natural clearing 
we cautiously peered out and could see 
the herd about five hundred yards away, 
still coming along the face of the hill. 
To get nearer to them meant crossing 
this two hundred yards of bare ground, 
and, as Xavier reckoned that we would 
January, 1921 
surely be seen if we attempted it, he 
suggested that we wait until the caribou 
came within range. 
It is possible to fire at a five hundred 
yard range and bring down your game, 
but, unless they are going from you, it 
is generally wiser to wait until you are 
within two hundred yards, as the chance 
of getting them is then much better. 
Very soon we could make out the herd 
distinctly. There were three bulls 
among them, and the balance were cows. 
One bull in particular was a beauty, 
with a fine spread of antlers, and was 
leading the herd by a few yards. 
We had arranged that two of us were 
to fire at him, while the others were to 
pick the remaining animals; but we had 
reckoned without our host, as, without 
any apparent reason, the whole herd 
wheeled and were off at a gallop over 
the hill. We had been tensely awaiting 
Xavier’s order to fire when this hap- 
pened, so we were not altogether unpre- 
pared. We all fired at the disappearing 
herd, bringing down two. Another one, 
badly hit, was found just over the hill 
when we arrived there. 
The splendid bull had escaped, as he 
had given the warning, and had been in 
front of the herd when we opened fire. 
Xavier figured that the wind which 
had been blowing down the valley had 
eddied around as it sometimes does, and 
the old bull had got wind of us. 
. We got one of the caribou to the boat 
after an hour’s hike through the brush, 
and upon reaching there we found the 
ethers awaiting us, very disappointed, 
as the caribou had not come their way. 
With the assistance of the others, we 
got our other caribou to the lake side, 
and, as the launch could not carry both 
the party and the game we made back 
for camp, leaving the game on the shore 
to be returned for later. 
Two of the party went back the fol- 
lowing morning and brought the caribou 
down to camp. 
A S our trip was now about ended, we 
made arrangements to get our kill 
to Nipigon. As we had more than 
the sturdy little launch could carry, 
Xavier, taking two of the caribou, made 
for home. He returned two days later, 
having made arrangements with his 
brother for the transportation of our- 
selves and our game from the landing- 
stage. 
Having now a good supply of gasoline, 
he again made the trip back down the 
lake with the balance of the game, re- 
turning for us the next day. 
We left for Nipigon, and reached 
there in time to catch the evening train 
to Fort William, having enjoyed our 
trip, and hope next Summer to pay Nipi- 
gon a visit in quest of its famous spec- 
kled trout. Owing to an accident to my 
camera the pictures of the caribou, 
taken on the launch, were a failure, 
which I very much regret as I know 
they would have been interesting. 
If any of my American readers wishes 
to spend a pleasant fishing or hunting 
trip in our North Country, I would ad- 
vise him to try Nipigon, where he will 
find some of the best hunting and fishing 
in the world, with Indian guides at his 
disposal (most of whom have borne 
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