. A sportsman's Eden [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. LETTER IV. Si Swing yourself into your saddle and ride on ; the men may dwell five minutes, but if they see the ' boss' has gone they will soon follow. And so I found it, for hardly had I lost sight of Hope and entered the forest, when I heard the trot of my baggage - animals, and the jangling of the leader's bells. In all :;"ny other shooting or exploring expeditions, I have travelled light and o;one hunofrv. On this occasion I was determined to ' do ' myself well. For the benefit of any wdio want to know liow to
. A sportsman's Eden [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. LETTER IV. Si Swing yourself into your saddle and ride on ; the men may dwell five minutes, but if they see the ' boss' has gone they will soon follow. And so I found it, for hardly had I lost sight of Hope and entered the forest, when I heard the trot of my baggage - animals, and the jangling of the leader's bells. In all :;"ny other shooting or exploring expeditions, I have travelled light and o;one hunofrv. On this occasion I was determined to ' do ' myself well. For the benefit of any wdio want to know liow to arrive at similar comfort en route to their shootinfr-UTOunds, I oflfer the details of my equipment. I am bound to confess I look upon my outiit as luxurious in the extreme, but as a j^arty of Americans preceded me, with a squadron of baggage- horses bearing ' light groceries,' including cham- pagne and a mahogany night-commode, my own seemed to the guide of Spartan simplicity by contrast. With me I had a man and a boy, three horses for packing, and three for myself and tlie men to ride ; two tents (a big one for them, and a little one for me), two axes, two ftying-])ans, a tea})ot, together \\ ith stores, of which I annex a list. It is Mr. W.'s bill, and gives a fair idea of stores necessary for four people for a month, and the cost thereof. 4—2 iil (, 1 \\ ! ri- 'i , 111. 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 Phillipps-Wolley, Clive, 1854-1918. London : R. Bentley
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