The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-17

yCEpT In Africa and other |
hot countries, physical illness
IL Is rare among those who fol-
low the hunting trail. | had
been chasing big game on
and of for more than 20
~. without any misfortune except
Nh as we're due to accidents in ca
vs. or boats, but now nearly came
an end through catching a COM
rOn cold in Telegraph creek. The
rsstber had been deplorable for eight
,vs constant snow and rain, which
nye The cold down into my chest and
10 my lungs. Before reaching
s,se lake | experienced a dull pain
tbp base of the right hung and felt
n difficulty in breathing. During the
hAgbt | had slight fever; but as it
ated fine on the morning of Septem-
sr 3 ! resolved to ascend the noun
bins toward Eagle river, in the hope
bat both the weather and my health
tlght improve. 1t was a foolish thing
b Do, but then we are al. foolish
anetimes
After overcoming many obstacles
h finally made camp at about 1000
at where there was good grazing
b. The horses. and started upward
gain the following morning.
4 Ny Illness not improving any. and
p8FET encOuntering many other OBJ
+do4les, we finally determined to
sln to the lower levels at Dease
De Here | lay for two days, when,
b SUD coming out, the fever sudden
LEFT me with only bronchitis to
ruggle with. The following day the
lsiOus sunshine continued, and | re-
olFed to return to Telegraph creek,
2 eng quite unfit to hunt, and with
aa Intention set off homewards. 1t
rs a lovely morning, just the morn
" or hunting, the hills covered with
nov and even the low ground pow
! ged with thin coating just enough
tracking The glistening Tanzilla
aced with reflected lights from the
aen cOtton-woods and scarlet blue
y! bushes. Everything called the
aasf' and yet we were going back.
aaa sold part of my collection of
I nps 70 DO this trip; my wife would
more distressed than |. Would
OOVn the everrainy Stikine with
eleSt in such mess? Now
& aoalu never have those splendid
!, o0e and caribou horns to put in the
@''s mad already made, for them
NY museum at home-all these mis-
'1O'e thoughts crowded the mind as
sOSleu along the trail in the blaz.
Il 'un, Yet how good it felt after
Il .O0 wilderness up above. and
4 thankful ought to be that I was
n nlce comfortable reflections
~ more In keeping with "respecta.
b aiuOle age" And yet we are 10th
aoaad0n our youthful ambitions
i 4, ss,e , Is thing few of us can
i y = With eQuanimity.
j : Il was all an utter failure-but
n y Inc matter? Albert and the
ale nave stopped and the hunt
gazing intently at something al
q wv Nothing would make him
y, Ou' moose track and that a
Esns. Une' He not gone far vol
:, ae said, laconically, and I was
~ y ! horse !, in minute. | whis
~ y % Jimmy to go on a mile an5
M, s 1uu 'nen | slipped into the
\, s,n s'ush and took to the unduIa lat
ls,A -, The track was burpine
! Ne hull n ' =. moose, evidently very
slI.s wa feeding at intervals as he
j few hundred Yards DIS an nI NV u'
sr', ~ =, unnistakable signs that ouI
= 5si,,o' s' c'ose In front of us tina,
~, :. caution was necessary. Al
d so ,s,aacing to left and RICH
es,,, WOOD became more open,
us bout time to lie down" h,
s','. !, We emerged into on ono,
Il nm. 1 .ln timber, some standin,
n, a y, fallen, a great mass | oT NUN,
asce sst made still" hunting evei
lasa = ssias an impossibility. W,
J, Id tb ! we were about to enter +
''s was a great crash - ~,
4 4, i, -shO0t quick" said tho IN
,u 81 /, risd anew at once what it was
=, 1 o nae was already up trying +,
ssod Spea spa space between that v.orI,
. a. :. s P, where my bu TIf'
y the bull silently mo oVH