February, 1918 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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The Indian guide explained that totems were set up “just for a sort of brand,” a barbaric form of heraldry 
from the dogs and one day, as a boarder 
heard this howling, he looked at the dogs 
and said, “What are you howling for? 
You don’t have to eat in there.” 
Outfitting 
T HE organisation of the outfit is of 
first importance and it is here that 
the outfitter comes in. He should be 
a man who knows and has had years of 
experience with the Indians. He should 
select a harmonious crew. There are fac¬ 
tions, petty jealousies and envy among 
these Indians just as you find such un¬ 
desirable conditions in civilized communi¬ 
ties, and the wise outfitter will eliminate 
those who will not act in harmony with the 
others. Mixed crews of Indians and 
whites seldom get along well. The cook 
and wrangler are as important as the 
guides. The head guide must have full con¬ 
trol of the entire outfit as he is responsible 
for its success and safety. He should 
therefore be a man whom the others willl 
obey and a man very 
familiar with every 
detail of the success¬ 
ful expedition. 
We found all the 
arrangements made 
by our outfitter, 
Frank Callbreath, 
very satisfactory. 
The supplies were all 
ready and well packed 
in boxes about which 
duck mantles were 
lashed to protect the 
supplies from the 
weather. A list of 
all supplies, showing 
the number of the 
box in which each 
item was packed, was 
furnished each hunter 
by Mr. Callbreath. 
This foresight upon 
his part enabled us to 
get any article wanted 
readily and without 
the necessity of opening several different 
packs. We checked over the list and 
found it ample for our wants, especially 
in the essentials of flour, corn meal, 
sugar, dried and canned fruits, potatoes, 
bacon, ham, tea, coffee, butter, milk, cream, 
and the like. All the camp outfit, such as 
plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups, buckets, 
frying pans, in short everything of that 
nature, was new and is furnished new to 
each party. We had nine pack horses and 
three saddle horses, all strong, vigorous 
and gentle. They were perfectly trained 
to the pack train, never wandered away 
and each morning when brought in would 
“come to the rigging” ready to take up 
the burden. Aparejos are used instead of 
pack saddles and loads of 200 pounds and 
over are put on each horse. 
Indians make up the hunters’ crews and 
they walk the trail. There were two 
guides, a cook, and wrangler. Billy Fan 
was the head guide and Ned Brooks the 
'second guide. These men were happy and 
willing, are masters in the art of packing 
and making camp, sing on the trail and 
seldom become obstinate. I believe that 
our outfit was by far the best leaving 
Telegraph Creek this year. These Indians 
can pack a horse quicker, lash the ropes 
tighter and throw the diamond hitch better 
than any men I have ever seen. The 
hunter must always keep the upper hand, 
however, be firm and insist on thorough¬ 
ness in the work and he will get it, as they 
are very hard workers. The weight of 
wood and meat they carry into camp is 
astonishing and to see an Indian, who likes 
to chop wood, make the chips fly from a 
huge log of firewood, is fascinating. 
We found them respectful. The Cassiar 
Indian does not refer to the sportsmen in 
his charge as “dudes,” like our western 
guides, but as “a party of hunters.” They 
are constantly making merry among them¬ 
selves and this once led a German hunter, 
who could neither understand ithe Tahltan 
nor English language, and who apparently 
knew nothing of hu¬ 
man nature, to get 
angry with his crew 
and accuse them of 
making sport of him. 
The personal outfit 
of the hunter should 
be very simple and 
my experience leads 
me to recommend the 
following articles: 
Tent and stove 
which may be secured 
from the outfitter; an 
eiderdown ninety inch 
sleeping robe with 
extra canvas sheet 
to protect it from 
the weather and the 
wear of lash ropes; 
woolen clothing with 
poncho or slicker to 
keep out the rain and 
buckskin and 
woolen gloves; eight 
inch leather hunting 
