. Fishing and shooting along the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, the prairies and mountains of western Canada, the Maritime Provinces, the state of Maine, and in Newfoundland [microform]. Fishing; Hunting; Pêche sportive; Chasse. favorable. More minute detnilH roncerninf? them are Im- possilile in a bool( of tliis naturt', and unncccssnry, us the gaum, except at a point licre and there, is as abundant as it was before the Hrst rifle shot wolie tlie ecijoes of those monstrous canotis. The sportsman contemplating a trip by the C'anadia
. Fishing and shooting along the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, the prairies and mountains of western Canada, the Maritime Provinces, the state of Maine, and in Newfoundland [microform]. Fishing; Hunting; Pêche sportive; Chasse. favorable. More minute detnilH roncerninf? them are Im- possilile in a bool( of tliis naturt', and unncccssnry, us the gaum, except at a point licre and there, is as abundant as it was before the Hrst rifle shot wolie tlie ecijoes of those monstrous canotis. The sportsman contemplating a trip by the C'anadian Pacific Railway across the continent to these fields of sport must bear in mind that heavy weaj)ons arc needed for satis- factory work. Lighter ones may do—the Indians kill grizzlies with the lightest Winchester rifies ; but it is better to take a repeater of the heaviest make. Plenty of powder and lead means sure woi-k if the rifie is held right, and by using such you will lose less wounded gaifJe, and gi-eatly lessen the risk of a clawing from some infuriated bear. The Indians, it nuist be remembered, are greatly yoiu" superiors, both in the ajiproach of, or retreat from dangerous game; they steal noiselessly and patiently upon their victim, and never fire until they are at close range, and sure of droi)ping it in its tracks. You will not be able to accomplish this, and therefore recjuire a weapon that will do deadly execution at any reason- able distance. Properly etjuipped, you will drop yom- bear or elk cleanly and well; and when your holiday is done, and you are speeding homeward by the " Royal Road," with your muscles strong after glorious work, and your skin tanned by the mountain air, you will think over every moment of your outing; of the splendor of the sunrise, the magnificence of the scfc-iery ; the glacieis, the toi'rents, and the thousand and one marvels of the wonderland you have left; your beautiful trophies, and, as you take your last backw
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