The sun., 1919-03-02
Sliding aud Climbing ABILITY.

ala IN maintaining ones Footing and
slowly drawing ones eelf up TO the top.
Every one who climbs up Devils Dive
stops at the tor ana surveys the scene
and consratuiates himself upon his slid
ing and climbing ability.
Over hill and mountain the tran II
followed across the Blue Ridge, s.8e6
feet above sea Level, across frozen Pills.
bury Lake. the Puddle Hole and to
Whitney Lake. where q log cabin shell
ters the men for the night. The fire is
quickly made from wood prepared for
just such an emergency. Soon the kettle
is boiling. and while a hot supper n
on the stove night wood IL cut, and
then nothing romans but to enjoy a
meal to which the snowshoeinS and the
hauling OF the sled and the carrying OF
packs make for appetite.
The dishes washed. the pipes lighted.
to-morrow's,h iks Is planned across Mud
Lake 20 West Canada Lake, where Is
| the last of the log cabins. for after a
night there Il u the trspper's tent with
log fire In front with outdoor cooking.
Guides Pipe Freezes.
Two nights later the junction of Wolf
! Creek and Indian River Is reached. A
big rock is selected because OF it's vaiuo
In saving irewoed, and the snowshoes
| are taken of. TIE snow scrapod away.
but as Il is almost dark little can be
| done chopping away six inches OF ice
underneath the snow.
| Dead timber Is cut or fallen logs are
carried 10 the camp. the fire burns mer-
| rily. but the cold Is so severe that Jim
| Sturges has to take the pipe from his
mouth. for the "juice" has frozen.
Balsaal and spruce boughs are
brought to the FIRE 70 thav thn ice from
| the brush. and by tho time the dinner
Is ready the tent Is erected. the spruce
| and balsam placed over the icy ground,
[ blankets placed over tire woods bed
| snd washing dishes "a Put over Until
the morning. Because of the law ayninst
| cutting OF green timber every two or
three hours TIE Ere must be replenished
| Dressipg for led Is quite easy. An
you do Is TO remove your shoes. They
tell story of city man who In an
| open camp started 70 undress and TO
! put on his pajan,as. The others. on the
| contrary, added an extra waistcoat or
sweater. Ho looked OF them IN surprise
and feeling quite chilly put on his
clothes again and remarked: ~ guess
am a damn fool" Winter campers
need all the clothes they wear day times
ana more too at night. for the tenpera-
turc may drop thirty degrees before
morning
The amazing thing IL that whoever
gets UP at night to add firewood. lyins
down again, goes Immediately to sleep
and in the morning whether you have
| awakened several times or not In the
night you feel refreshed IL you have
slept five. six or ten hours. No one
lie ever troubled with insomnia after A
days hike on snowshoes with a pnok
basket or has trouble with digestion FOR
outdoor living bowls indigestion and
insomnia over.
Now thas a satisfactory camp IN
made, which will be good base FOL
an exploration trip for several dars the
Ice IL chopped from beneath the bed and
you are amazed TO f1I'd underneath warm
earth with ferns OF a beautiful green
\ nesting In the frozen snow, and while
you might have had suggestion OF a
cold bed the night before the future bee
Is bound 20 be comfortable.
Tracks of Bears Followed.
You take your rife With you to gs
on still hunt for rabbits or bear. all
other game birds or animals being pro
tected. You carry the rife moro as &
lcompanion than anything else. for whai
you are interested in is observing tn,
tracks Of deer, rabbits, beaver. otter
fisher, martin. mink and foxes. Yot
see so many tracks OF the fur bearers
that you think you havs made a mis-
take not TO have brought traps along
but ms your plans arc indefinite yol
may not como along the same way agair
and thus tho trapped furbearers woulC
be wasted.
As the sun rises higher in tho south
ern sky the msckinaw coat becomes
oppressive and you take II off as yor
1 ~ xKytft
two tracks you have observed. One q
by a larger bear: the other by a cub
Tho warm sunshine has brought IN
animals from their den and they hav
como out TO have a look around. per
haps to come back 10 the same den o.
TO seek another.
You have your compass attached u
your shirt and although you have meTel,
sandwich IN your pocket you TX nd
to follow the animals, You follow then
to Twin Lakes and the trail Is still ahead
but as the first chill OF the late after
noon comes, you 20 back over the snow
shoe trail, for 20 follow the beor an
Its cub would mean TO camp on the tran
and to do that It would be neceRsary I
, have an axe, blanket and food.
So you PASS UP the idea OF slcepin
. lon tho bears trail and hike back to tn
camp 10 one Of Jim sturses's hot supper
and the pleasure OF comfortable Ar
and q talk Of the days experiences be
, fore the final smoke and good night.
On the morrow you leave reluctant
indian River and wolf Creek for anothe
hike IN this land Of trout lakes. crock
rivers and still waters. now frosen owe
| ard a foot OF snow above. and you can
not refrain from placing on tent pos
) alongside OF which has been left som
I FIRE wood for whoever makes camp Their
next, a sign which reads:
! "'Tamarack. bill Crockett Jir
! sturses. February IL. 16. II, ia"
( And when spring comes and the e
. leaves whitney. Pilisbury, Cedar Yves
Canada, Wolf and Brook Trout lake
{ and the season 10 open, and YOU drsai
Q that II must be about time that broo
) trout were are rising TO files and LAX
trout feeding. you will be figuring tht
. the hard work you have put in durin
> March. April and May, together wit
{ the devotion TO your family. is GOO
!. | enough exeuse 10 satisfy that longtf
and 70 back 10 Indian River and Wo
& creek Just to see IL the camp site In sti
4 there and the trout are rising to Il
: fiy.
r And II they are. that will be anotht
story. for Indian River, Wolf Creel
Z Brook Trout Lake and other famot
r streams in other years have yielded Y
I brook trout ~ thrse, four and q,
pounds. Think OF having I'VE pound'
4 on a dry fly! Must Il not be a gran
b land glorious feslinsr ~ Briggs "oul