. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. ^"' TIIK LYXX. 447 rock projects almost perpendiciihuly above, Tlie foot- prints of the Lynx, or some other hirge animal, lead directly to it, and above it thei'e are no ti'acks. The veteran's face, sntfused with smiles, is benignantly turned upon me. "There's our varmint; but how will we get tlierei—that's the ; The sides of th
. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. ^"' TIIK LYXX. 447 rock projects almost perpendiciihuly above, Tlie foot- prints of the Lynx, or some other hirge animal, lead directly to it, and above it thei'e are no ti'acks. The veteran's face, sntfused with smiles, is benignantly turned upon me. "There's our varmint; but how will we get tlierei—that's the ; The sides of the ravine are closely scanned for a scaling- point, but none presents itself which will admit of speedy travel. The only course left open is to attempt the as(^ent, which appears extremely hazardous. Boulders and rocks, big as the Chicago Court-house, have to be scaled, whose sides tower straight up. Then, again, loose rocks of all sizes present themselves, a touch only being required to hurl them below. Still, having come so far for that Lynx, we can not go back now, but must have him, rocks or no rocks. So, strapping our rifles to our backs, we climb up till we get to the most prominent obstruction, a jutting ledge, which it appears almost impossible to surmount. A bank of soft earth is discovered to the right of it, in which our hunting-knives soon make holes for our hands and feet. A tedious, risky climb brings us on the ledge above, which is covered with two feet of snow, where the Lynx-track is again recovered. A fissure in the rock next receives our attention. " If there is no other entrance to this cave, we've got you, old gray-back!" ejaculates the engineer, as we thrust our rifles into the opening, and endeavor to pierce the gloom within. The darkness is too thick, and at iirst nothing is to be seen. Presently, however, the eye becomes accus- tomed to the gloom, and a deep iissure is found which will admit us both. Stooping low, we advance slowly into tlie
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