. Fishing and shooting along the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, the prairies and mountains of western Canada, the Maritime Provinces, the state of Maine, and in Newfoundland [microform]. Fishing; Hunting; Pêche sportive; Chasse. KIHHINO AMI HHOOTlNtJ favorable. More minute details concerning them are im- possible in a book of tluH nature, and unnecessary, as the game, except at a point here and there, is as abundant as it was before the first rifle shot woke the echoes of those monstrous canons. The sportsman contemplating a trip by
. Fishing and shooting along the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, the prairies and mountains of western Canada, the Maritime Provinces, the state of Maine, and in Newfoundland [microform]. Fishing; Hunting; Pêche sportive; Chasse. KIHHINO AMI HHOOTlNtJ favorable. More minute details concerning them are im- possible in a book of tluH nature, and unnecessary, as the game, except at a point here and there, is as abundant as it was before the first rifle shot woke the echoes of those monstrous canons. The sportsman contemplating a trip by the Canadian Pacific Railway across the continent to these fields of sport must bear in mind th:it heavy weapons are needed for satis- factory work. Lighter ones may do—the Indians kill griz/Jies with the lightest Winchester rifles ; but it is better to take a repeater of the heaviest make. Plenty of powder and lead means sure woi-k if the rifle is held right, and by using such you will lose less wounded game, and gi-eatly lessen the risk of a clawing from some infuriated bear. The Indians, it must be remembered, are greatly your superiors, both in the approach of, or reti-eat from dangerous game; they steal noiselessly and patiently upon their victim, and never Are until they are at close range, and sure of dropping it in its tracks. You will not be able to accomplish this, and therefore require a weapon that will do deadly execution at any reason- able distance. Propeily ecpxipped, you will drop your bear or elk cleanly and well; and when your holiday is done, and you are speeding homevvai'd by the "Royal Road," with your muscles strong after glorious work, and your skin tanned by the mountain air, you will think over every moment of your outing; of the splendor of the sunrise, the magniflcence of the scenery ; the glaciers, the torrents, and the thousand and one marvels of the wonderland you have left; yoiu- beautiful trophies, and, as you take your last backwa
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