. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. m" i 1 :i ti »'; UJ ' If. /! C H A V T I-: R X TlIK PORTA IRS AND SICCANEES On the followiiiL;' inorniiin- Alexander went down to our camp, taking an abundance of provisions with liim for the rest of our company, and I belie\'e that they fell upon them as voraciously as we had done upon our arrival at the fort. At all events they cme in about midday with the pack-train, and then we all set down to a seri- ous meal. We cooked bacon and potatoes, and ate our fill in the usual and idiotic way in which half-starved men always btihave. An
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. m" i 1 :i ti »'; UJ ' If. /! C H A V T I-: R X TlIK PORTA IRS AND SICCANEES On the followiiiL;' inorniiin- Alexander went down to our camp, taking an abundance of provisions with liim for the rest of our company, and I belie\'e that they fell upon them as voraciously as we had done upon our arrival at the fort. At all events they cme in about midday with the pack-train, and then we all set down to a seri- ous meal. We cooked bacon and potatoes, and ate our fill in the usual and idiotic way in which half-starved men always btihave. And so it hapi)ens that my recollections of our daily life at M'^Leod are not very distinct, but 1 remember spending- some days on my back upon the grass, surrounded by the rest of the party, also on their backs, and comparing the details of my sufferings with those of my iiiirr ) â J-JO. 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 Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann
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