Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland . THE VANCOUVER FOREST, SHOWING UNDERGROWTH THROUGH WHICH WE HAD TO MAKE OUR WAY. LAKE NO. 1 [To face page 110. IN THE WAPITI COUNTRY 111 use making a fuss. If I were making such atrip again, I would ask the men to leave theirrifles behind, for they cannot resist shooting atanything that comes their way. He had come back at once to tell me, andbegged of me to go out with him and takeup the track, which was only about a mileaway. The rain was again falling and we had onlya couple of hours of daylight, but still I decidedto see for myself the tracks and ascert
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland . THE VANCOUVER FOREST, SHOWING UNDERGROWTH THROUGH WHICH WE HAD TO MAKE OUR WAY. LAKE NO. 1 [To face page 110. IN THE WAPITI COUNTRY 111 use making a fuss. If I were making such atrip again, I would ask the men to leave theirrifles behind, for they cannot resist shooting atanything that comes their way. He had come back at once to tell me, andbegged of me to go out with him and takeup the track, which was only about a mileaway. The rain was again falling and we had onlya couple of hours of daylight, but still I decidedto see for myself the tracks and ascertain, ifpossible, whether the bull had been woundedand where. Taking Thomson with us, westarted and were soon as usual wet through. We found the spot where Smith had come onthe bull and fired. There were a few traces ofblood, but they were all high up on the bushes,and from the pace the wapiti was travelling,it was evident he was none the worse for thelight bullet of Smiths Winchester rifle. We followed the track till dusk and had aweary tramp back to camp in the dark. I had again ricked my knee and was inconside
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