486 
November, 1921 
but having no meat in camp, except 
bacon and pork, we decided to hunt that 
afternoon for deer. We started from 
the camp in a southeasterly direction, 
Jim going through the woods, while I 
followed the lake shore for a mile and 
then struck into the woods. 
While following the shore, which was 
covered with driftwood, I saw many deer 
tracks, and also the fresh tracks of three 
the sides of the canoe. The uniform 
thickness of the sides was astonishing, 
when I considered that it had been 
gauged only by the eye. The ropes used 
for painters, and the mats for covering 
his goods, had been made from the inside 
bark of the cedar tree. 
This Indian was an experienced hunter 
and had with him the skin of a large 
grizzly he had just killed. He shot it as 
it was coming towards him, and the 
on the fire, as the fish would have been 
spoiled. Alder or hardwood are the best 
for the purpose. 
The morning was clear, and as the 
sun rose above the tops of the trees our 
camping ground had an attractive and 
pleasant appearance. 
YYfHEN coming through the narrow 
W passage the previous evening we 
had seen several goats on the mountains, 
lodged on the shore, and from behind 
this cover I could overlook the whole of 
the flat. 
After remaining there for some time 
I saw a deer come out, about three hun- 
dred yards away. It was moving slowly 
in my direction, biting off the top of a 
shrub here and there; and nibbling the 
grass. I took a careful sight on it and 
waited, resolved not to shoot until it got 
nearer, unless it should turn to enter the 
woods. 
When it came to within a hundred and 
fifty yards I saw that it was a four- 
pronged buck, in good condition, and 
therefore worth having. It was still 
coming towards me, and I waited until 
it was within seventy-five yards, when it 
turned to enter the woods. I fired and 
broke his neck. On taking off the skin 
I found that he was very fat. 
Next morning we enjoyed a good 
breakfast of liver and bacon, and judg- 
ing from Jim’s appetite I thought the trip 
had already done him good. The day 
passed without results, but in the evening 
we had a surprise visit. We were sitting 
outside the tent, the fire burning low, 
and the evening light beginning to wane, 
talking quietly to each other as to what 
should be done the next day, when a 
black bear came out of the woods on the 
opposite side of the creek and right in 
front of our camp. 
The creek was only sixty feet wide, 
and the bear deliberately sat down to 
take stock of us. Our rifles were in the 
tent and we were afraid that the slight- 
est move on our part would drive it 
away; but Jim slid quietly to the ground 
and crawled towards the tent, hoping to 
get a rifle in hand before the bear be- 
came alarmed. It was too much to ex- 
pect. Before he could get to the tent the 
Owikano River at the outlet of Owikano Lake 
wolves and one bear. Going through 
the woods I saw a good deal of sign, 
but the first deer I sighted was too quick 
for me. 
Farther on I came to a large river 
with a swift current, and along its shores 
there was some fairly clear and open 
ground, and I could see quite a distance. 
As I had the wind of anything that might 
come out of the woods, I stood by a large 
tree that had drifted down the river and 
bear seemed to scent danger and moved 
off into the woods. We knew the 
ground and it was no use following him, 
as the whole place for half a mile was 
covered with wind-falls and grown over 
with brush. 
We decided that we would hunt goats 
next day, as they seemed to be plentiful 
on the other side of the lake. About two 
miles away a small stream ran down the 
mountain to the lake, and we chose this 
Lake Joe, wife and son in Indian canoe on Owikano Lake 
bullet had struck it exactly between the 
eyes. 
With a fine wind we sailed up the lake 
on the lookout for a good place to camp 
where there would be a fair prospect of 
getting deer. We kept on for some miles, 
with wooded mountains on both sides of 
the lake, and several green glaciers in 
the distance and much fine scenery every- 
where. 
On the south side of the lake, in the 
distance, was a large glacier, the drain- 
age from it running down the center and 
both sides of a wide valley, in three 
streams which in the sunshine looked like 
three bands of bright silver. Lower 
down they joined together, making one 
large stream. 
About fifteen miles up, the lake turned 
sharply to the north and, working 
through a narrow passage, full of float- 
ing driftwood, we found a fine little 
river flowing into the lake on the east 
side where the land was lower. Fifty 
yards up there was a good camping 
ground, and we decided to locate there 
for a time. We found plenty of good 
wood and water, and were situated on 
level ground and sheltered from all 
winds. 
After making camp and finishing sup- 
per we prepared our fish for smoking. 
This we did by splitting them up the 
back, taking out the backbones and cut- 
ting off the heads, fins and tails. After 
washing and wiping them, a little salt 
was sprinkled on the meat and the fish 
laid skin down, one above the other, 
until next morning, when the salt was 
wiped off with a damp cloth and spread- 
ers of thin split cedar put across on the 
insides, from fin to fin. They were then 
hung up on poles, six feet above the 
camp fire to remain in the smoke for a 
few days. No resinous wood was used 
