The Arctic Prairies

country, in which willow swamps alternated with poplar and spruce ridges. At 11 it began to rain, so we camped on a slope under some

out by the facts that all the large trees are in such places, and that all the level open stretches are covered with sapling growths of aspen a

tly devoured by Wolves years ago, because all t

hich everywhere showed a most singular feature. The ground is pitted all over with funnel-shaped holes, from 6 to 40 feet deep, and of equal width

ver with them. Brine is running out of the mountain in great quantities, which means that the upper strata are being u

with the various signs. Practically every big tree has bearclaw markings on it, and every fe

bruptly ended when, about 2 P. M., we came suddenly on some Buffalo tracks, days old, but still Buffalo

d as shown on the map. The horses were left at A; the wind was east. First we circled a little to eastward, tossing grass at intervals, but, finding plenty of new sign, went northerly and westward till most of the new sign was east of us. Sousi then led for C, telling me to step in his tracks and make no noise. I did so for long, but at length a stick cracked under my foot; he turned and looked reproachfully at me. Then a stick cracked under his foot; I gave him a poke in the ribs. When we got to the land between the

in astonished tones that were full of story and comment. "What did we come for?" Now I sa

possible,

wed. I reached the cover and found it was a bed of spring anemones on the far side of an old Buffalo wallow, and there in that wallow I lay for a moment revelling in the sight. All at once it came to me: Now

se lightly and went off. I noticed now, for the first time, a little red calf; ten Buffalo in all I counted. Sousi, s

: "Ah! it was for this I prayed last night; without doubt it was in a

e how the chiefs in conference, and every one at the Fort, had ridiculed him and

it to him; he rushed off to the woods. I followed in time to see him shoot an old Bear and two cubs out of a tree. She fell, sobbing like a human being,

eared, were Buffalo, Moose, and Wolves; from these a tree was a safe haven. The cubs scrambled up a tall poplar, then the mother followed. Sousi came shout

ff that little baby Bear it gave me a feeling of disgust for all flesh-eating that lasted fo

al, and Loon. I also watched the manoeuvres of a courting Peetweet. He approached the only lady with his feathers up and his wings raised; she paid no heed (apparently), but I noticed that when he flew away she followed. I saw a large garter snake striped black and green, and with 2 rows of red spots, one on each side. It was very fat and sluggish. I took it fo

lly strange kind of country, covered with a continuous poplar woods. I changed my course and tried a differen

essay on 'What To Do and What Not To Do When Lost In the Woods.' Now what in the world did I say

htened.' Well, I'm no

me.' Can't do that; I'm too busy;

re sure of the way.' That means back to the lake, which I

to the lake, and followed my own track in the margin to the point of leaving it; then, with a careful corrected bearing, made for camp and arrived in 40 minutes, there to le

these they discovered in a lake. There were 4 big bulls, 4 little calves, 1 yearling, 3 2-year-olds, 8 cows. These allowed them to come openly within 60 yards. Then took alarm and

st of the mountain. Jarvis shrewdly suspected that our guide wanted to go home, having kept his promise, won the reward, and got a load of Bear m

longer concealed the fact, that he was

3 days, and having seen in that time 33 Buffalo, 4 of them calves of this year, 3 old Buffalo skeletons of ancient date, but not a track

xactly as he promised, did it on time, and was well pleased with the pay we gave him. Speak as you find. If ever