. On the headwaters of Peace River : a narrative of a thousand-mile canoe trip to a little-known range of the Canadian Rockies . Three Dolly \ardex trout caught at Deserters Canyon. Xotc wounJ in back of middb A bears handiwork. DESERTERS CANYON 139 which I had fired the previous evening, for in his backthere was a gash three or four inches long made by thebullet. In spite of this wound, which was big enoughto be noticeable in the picture I took of the three, hehad eaten so large a quantity of fish heads and guts thathe was positively aldermanic in proportions, yet stillhad been hungry e
. On the headwaters of Peace River : a narrative of a thousand-mile canoe trip to a little-known range of the Canadian Rockies . Three Dolly \ardex trout caught at Deserters Canyon. Xotc wounJ in back of middb A bears handiwork. DESERTERS CANYON 139 which I had fired the previous evening, for in his backthere was a gash three or four inches long made by thebullet. In spite of this wound, which was big enoughto be noticeable in the picture I took of the three, hehad eaten so large a quantity of fish heads and guts thathe was positively aldermanic in proportions, yet stillhad been hungry enough to grab my spoon and had putup a harder fight than had either of his uninjured com-rades. To me the incident was conclusive proof, if proofhad been needed, of the extraordinary voracity of theseDolly Varden trout. By noon next day we had completed the portage,and had all our stuff, including the canoe, above thecanyon. The labor involved had been hard, for I haddone the greater part of the carrying, but the spot wasso wildly charming and the fishing I had enjoyed wasso exceptional, that I shall always regard the hours spentthere as among the pleasantest in my life. I can still hear in fancy the hoarse
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