. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. Caribou - Hi nit tug. 223 "What kind of snnw-shoeinj; to-day, Sehatis?" "Just ri^rht; sun pack 'im down snow good deal; very good chance snow-slioein' ;' \. HIRDS. Tomah had breakfast ready, and in a few moments moccasins and snow-shoes were the order of the day. "Which way, Sebatis?" "Try 'ini big barren ; " Sartin, best go little barren first," said Tomah; " s'pose we d
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. Caribou - Hi nit tug. 223 "What kind of snnw-shoeinj; to-day, Sehatis?" "Just ri^rht; sun pack 'im down snow good deal; very good chance snow-slioein' ;' \. HIRDS. Tomah had breakfast ready, and in a few moments moccasins and snow-shoes were the order of the day. "Which way, Sebatis?" "Try 'ini big barren ; " Sartin, best go little barren first," said Tomah; " s'pose we don't find 'im caribou, then try 'im big ; " May be Tomah right," said Sebatis; "little barren nearest,â only 'bout two miles,âan' very good ground to fin' ; Just enough snow had fallen to make good snow-shoeing; in fact, we could have got on without snow-shoes but for the drifts and swampy parts of the barrens, over which the broad snow-shoes bore us safely. Fortunately for our comfort, tht; high wind that prevailed prevented the snow lodging in thi; spreading boughs of the conifer- ous trees, and we escajied the smothering often experienced from avalanches of snow immediately after a snow-storm. These ava- lanches are one of the most disagreeable things encountered in the forest in winter. Sometimes, as the hunter tries to force his way under the pendent boughs of a large fir-tree, the accumulated snow will be discharged upon his head, getting down his neck if his hood is not up, wetting the locks and barrels of his gun, and piling up on I! iif \ â \. 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 Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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