. Rod and gun. ough wouldtackle his nearest neighbor for what-ever was in sight, the slow eatershaving to be especially taken care ofas otherwise their allowance woulddwindle considerably. A half grownhusky took a liking to our outfit andfollowed us for days. At meal timeshe made it his business to get a lineon .some dog, busy with his a rush he wouldget what he went after,waxed fat. On the third day after leaving LacLa Biche we ran into ptarmigancountry. We did not stop to do anyhunting, time being precious with havirg made our usual fiveoclock start we felt we could wasten
. Rod and gun. ough wouldtackle his nearest neighbor for what-ever was in sight, the slow eatershaving to be especially taken care ofas otherwise their allowance woulddwindle considerably. A half grownhusky took a liking to our outfit andfollowed us for days. At meal timeshe made it his business to get a lineon .some dog, busy with his a rush he wouldget what he went after,waxed fat. On the third day after leaving LacLa Biche we ran into ptarmigancountry. We did not stop to do anyhunting, time being precious with havirg made our usual fiveoclock start we felt we could wasteno time for hunting except when itwas a matter of necessity. Wintermornings when I can take my timeand dress by the warm register, Ioften recall how, when about fouroclock on the trail, DeChambeaux,our guide, would yell roll out andwe would awaken with a start fromunderneath our warm feather cjuiltsand stick our noses out into thebelow-zero weather and find ourheadgear frozen to the edge of the generallyand thus. 1. Dog Team Crossing Willow Lake, Ft. McMurray 2. First Building on Authors Claim 3. Ox Team Freigliting in Peace River Country 702 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA blankets. I might explain here thatwe always slept in the open. Wewould pile out in short order then,and each pair of us would at oncestart to roll up our bedding in a tightbundle, covering it with canvas androping it securely, then packing it inthe carryall. Standing about the lirewith pitch darkness surrounding usor perhaps the stars twinkling downupon us, we ate our fat bacon andbannock and drank our tea, the latterbeing of the consistency of homemadelye. Notwithstanding, we wouldstow away a liberal allowance of thisfare and inside of a few minutes thefood would be lied in one sack, thedishes in another, and we would be onour way. The dogs were fed by oneof the guides during our own meal,then harnessed and made ready forthe word to start. Away we wentwith a whoop down the trail in thedarkness, the bells on the dogs
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