the fire, “yarning” and playing “Black Jack” with the Indians, 
a bean representing a penny chip in the game. 
The snow ceased falling shortly after dark last night, but 
Sept. 27th began, heavier than ever, at daybreak again, and by 5 P. M. 
almost a foot of it lies on the ground. The wind too is blow¬ 
ing fiercely. 
We have stayed around camp; which has become rather 
uncomfortable, both tent and fly beginning to leak. Have 
made the best of it, however, and hope for better weather soon. 
Sept. 28th We left camp at eight. 
Little and Bob went up the mountain after sheep, while 
Colbert and I started spying around the timber-line for moose. 
About 9.30 we saw one of the latter on the flats toward the 
Stickine River, about two miles distant. 
Almost immediately,—and before I could put glasses fairly 
upon it, the moose disappeared in the brush. John believing 
the head a good one, we decided to investigate further. As 
winds were blowing adverse^, a long detour was necessary 
before hitting the tracks, which were very large. 
To make long story short, we tracked that moose until half 
past three this afternoon, going as fast as we possibly could 
and making but a single stop. As to this, I had gone through 
some rather thin ice, and my shoes froze solidly to my feet. 
One foot having become quite numb, we spent about fifteen 
minutes rubbing it with snow; after this we rung out the sock 
and then kept on the trail. Came suddenly upon the moose, 
standing in some thick evergreen, only its throat visible, at 
half past three. I managed to put a Mannlicher bullet at the 
junction of throat and chest, only to be woefully disappointed 
to find the head an inferior one; having been fooled by the 
tracks and by the single glimpse of the animal which John 
had had before it vanished into the timber. Am quite sure 
that, had I known the size of the trophy, I should have 
“chucked it up” long before 3.30 P. M. 
We divided the load,—John carrying the head, and I some 
fat and meat,—and reached camp at 6.30 this evening. 
It seems strange that our toughest day should also have 
been the hardest for Little and his companion. They did not 
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