The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-12-02

HE weather seemed set fine
and | felt so elated with my
previous success with the
moose that when my hunt.
er. Albert. proposed a re-
treat up the trail Of five miles to a
high sugar-loaf mountain on the Tuya
mountains. | consented. | meant to
take some chances in a second at
tempt TO get the big caribou. Soon we
reached a point opposite the noun.
tain. and then the hard work began.
I drove the horses and the Indians
went In front cutting down trees. for
we had to force our own tran.
Snow was falling when we got into
camp. so Albert put up his own little
tent and alongside II the small shell.
ter which he always carried for his
four dogs. After supper. having fed
the dogs. the trapper sat late over the
hre smoking his pipe. when. looking
over his shoulder. he saw an immense
wolf standing at his side. As he
moved the wolf gripped him firmly by
the shoulder. but did not succeed In
throwing him down. II might be
thought that the dogs which we're ly-
ing on the other side OF the fire would
have growled and at once attacked
the wolf. but this was not the case
with the dogs OF Cassiar. On the
contrary. they retreated into their
shelter. where they set up a dismal
howl OF fear
Albert seems 10 have kept his head
with admirable presence OF mind. and
being unable to reach the ak or rife.
be grabbed the first. weapon that
came handlest. namely. burning
brand from the fire. With this he
struck the wolf three times lightly on
The nose. when II az length let go, and
he gave II stunning crack over the |
head. The wolf now skunk away.
September 20 is one OF the redlet. |
ter days OF my life. so | must give Il |
In full At dawn we moved our outfit |
about four miles TO the highest clump |
OF wood. The walking for once was
easy and Arm, and as we forced our
way through the last OF the willow |
scrub one OF the finest landscapes In
the world was spread before our won
dering eyes. Four thousand feet be
low was the Tanzilla. lost in great
golden splashes of cottonwood, birch
and poplar SUGGESTIONS OF deep green
Iir woods rolled away TO the west as
far as the grand canyon OF the
and looking beyond were huge
between that river and the
Iskoot now covered with deep and
permanent snow. II was a glorious
lay for spying, and on every point OF
eminence we stopped and
worked the glass industriously. There
we're hundreds OF likely spots for the
great caribou, but not one could we
Ind
II guess wolves scare him right out
,f the country" said Albert. as he
,losed the glass with an irritable
map.
We had now walked about ~ miles,
md was feeling very tired and had
;reat difficulty in breathing in the
arefied atmosphere.
I'VE will Just look this last valley"
tiu hibtIt, hicNiub 10 lHt lelt.
with the glass and then
ave Il to Albert, who had hardly
laced II to his eye when he dropped
/, excitedly exclaiming:
Caribou! plenty big bulls!"
tore the telescope from his
and and. looking in the direction he ,
ointed. saw a herd Of over so cart
on. including at least ~ bulls. Our ,
rst move was to descend into the
alley and hide the horse.
The wind was blowing directly in
ur faces so that all went well until
re reached the last stick Of cover.
rom this point we had fine view of
he caribou. many of which had by
bis time risen to their feet and were
ascending the hill They stopped e
to feed, and IT was fully
alf an hour before the first stag, &C.
ompanied by two or three kinds,
.ood opposite our hiding place. What G