THE NATURALISTS' COMPANION, 
85 
(levelopes a new stalk (d, c. f) after 
lixing- itself in a new plaea'. 
J jYATUEALIST 
CAjY()EI.YG ^200 MILES 
IjY the ADIEOmXICKS. 
By FALCON. 
CHAPTER III. 
We awoke the next morning ex¬ 
pecting to see the sun, but were 
disappointed as a heavy fog hung 
over the woods, shutting out the 
li^ht. However, about ten o’clock 
the sun came out and we started 
for the top of the mountain with a 
party of gentlemen who knew the 
way. The path led through a 
growth of thick underbush and in 
some places was nearly perpindicu- 
lar. About half way up. a Ruffed 
Grouse and her brood of ten young 
flew up and alighted a little farther 
on. In an instant all was confus¬ 
ion. Everybody who had a revol¬ 
ver was banging away regardless 
of consequences. Luckily for the 
Grouse and her brood,no execution 
was done, but we spent some time 
looking for remains. Of course 
everybody was surprised that noth¬ 
ing had been killed. We reached 
the top without accident, and the 
sight which met our gaze well re¬ 
paid us for the trouble taken in get¬ 
ting there. The extreme point of 
the Blue Mountain is a large rock, 
entirely bare, and around this the 
trees have been cut away so that a 
splendid view is obtained. As far 
as we could see the earth was solid 
green, dotted here and there with 
lakes and mountains. No human 
dwelling place in all this vast mass 
of trees could we see. The summit 
of this mountain is 3803 feet above 
the sea level. At this height there 
was a strong breeze, so after a short 
stay we started for the hotel. After 
dinner, having nothing else to do, 
the Professor and myself started 
for Long Lake, where the canoes 
were. Idle path lay for ten miles 
through pine ivoods, and just at 
dusk we arrived at the little Long 
Lake settlement and put up for the 
night at the hotel. 
CHAPTER lY. 
Six o’clock the next morning 
found us up and ready for the day’s 
work, as we were to get the canoes 
Out and pack them, preparatory to 
starting on our voyage. After 
breakfast we went to work and got 
out the two canoes, which luckily 
were in good condition, and only 
needed a coat of paint to make 
them as good as ever. They were 
twelve feet long, and made of a 
light framework of pine; on this 
heavy cotton drilling was stretched, 
which after being oiled was treated 
to two heavy coats of paint. The 
top was all decked over except a 
small cockpit in the center, where 
the canoest set. A board placed 
on the bottom to sit on completed 
the rig with the exception of an 
eight-foot double-bladed paddle. 
Contirmed on page 88. 
The following is an extract from a 
letter recently leceived from one of onr 
subscribers, which shows that the in¬ 
formation contained in the Taxidermy 
dei)artment is not wasted: 
“I stuffed my first animal yesterday 
—a s<iuirrel. I think it is quite* a suc- 
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