In the Alaskan wilderness . HAPTER IIIA Deserted Town We returned from the creek about middayand spent the afternoon on a tramp through theforest hunting for signs of game. We saw plentytracks of moose and bear, but we returned latewithout having seen any other sign of their pres-ence. It was evident that all the big game hadabandoned the vicinity of the river quite recentlyfor the higher grounds many miles away. Wedecided that we would not go in pursuit, buttrusted in the likelihood that on the upper reachesof the river we would find game, for the higherwe ascended the more we found ourselves
In the Alaskan wilderness . HAPTER IIIA Deserted Town We returned from the creek about middayand spent the afternoon on a tramp through theforest hunting for signs of game. We saw plentytracks of moose and bear, but we returned latewithout having seen any other sign of their pres-ence. It was evident that all the big game hadabandoned the vicinity of the river quite recentlyfor the higher grounds many miles away. Wedecided that we would not go in pursuit, buttrusted in the likelihood that on the upper reachesof the river we would find game, for the higherwe ascended the more we found ourselves in whathad all the appearance of good game country. On the ioth of July we passed the mouth ofa good sized stream coming in on our left. Thisstream we had learned was known to prospectorsas the Bear Paw. At about this time I began to experience acertain discomfort for which I was heartilyashamed. We were often in the water draggingthe canoe over swift shallows and I had discardedmy moccasins and indulged myself by going 46. SCENE ON THE UPPER KANTISHNA
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