. St. Nicholas [serial]. e lasted until June. When we came into open waterswe got a scow. We covered it with a tent and lived init all summer, drifting down the river. Every fewmiles we would tie up along the shore, and my brotherand I would explore our new stopping-place. You may think that there were no flowers or greengrass, but that is not so. There were beautiful flowersthat we had not seen before, and also some familiarones. We traded goods and got moose meat from theIndians. My uncles, who were with us, went huntingquite often, and brought home ptarmigan and had a net and caug
. St. Nicholas [serial]. e lasted until June. When we came into open waterswe got a scow. We covered it with a tent and lived init all summer, drifting down the river. Every fewmiles we would tie up along the shore, and my brotherand I would explore our new stopping-place. You may think that there were no flowers or greengrass, but that is not so. There were beautiful flowersthat we had not seen before, and also some familiarones. We traded goods and got moose meat from theIndians. My uncles, who were with us, went huntingquite often, and brought home ptarmigan and had a net and caught a great many fine fish. Sev-eral bears were seen by the men of the party, and oncemy uncle saw a lynx near our camp; but the largestanimal we children ever saw was a mink, and I haveoften regretted that I did not have my camera with meto take a picture for St. Nicholas. During the months of June and July it was light allthe time. We thought it very funny to have to go tobed with the sun shining. We were from the month. ILRTLE SUNNING. BY G. BUSHNELL MERRILL, AGE 13.(THIRD PRIZE, WILD-ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPH.) 948 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. [Aug.
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