. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. 336 PRAIRW AND FOREST. forms many miniature eddies; but woe betide your tackle if you should chance to hook a heavy fish whose gallant spirit dictates a rush for the turbid centre waters ! No rod or line on earth could possibly hold, and the shores are too rough for the angler to follow RIVER SCENE. It will be well to have a gun with you in taking the tramp across this portage. The first time we traversed it we saw a young bear, and the last time
. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. 336 PRAIRW AND FOREST. forms many miniature eddies; but woe betide your tackle if you should chance to hook a heavy fish whose gallant spirit dictates a rush for the turbid centre waters ! No rod or line on earth could possibly hold, and the shores are too rough for the angler to follow RIVER SCENE. It will be well to have a gun with you in taking the tramp across this portage. The first time we traversed it we saw a young bear, and the last time one of our party came in such close contact with an old lady Bruin as to be frightened almost to death, if it is admissible to judge from his appearance rather than from his description. Having progressed a little over half the distance, a pret- ty fishing-shanty, the property of a Bostonian, most oppor- tunely offers itself as a resting-place, while the panorama from its porch fairly earns the eulogy of sublimity. Above, below, and in front seethes the precipitous river, white with foam, while in the distance the placid surface of a miniar. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. New York, Harper & Bros.
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