CHAPTER VIII. Hunting in the Selkirks; the Caribou

HUNTING IN THE SELKIRKS; THE CARIBOU

A Camp on Kootenai Lake--Traveling on Foot Through the Dense Forests--Excessive Toil--Water Shrew and Water Thrush--Black Bear Killed--Mountain Climbing--Woodchucks and Conies--The Indian Ammál--Night Sounds--A Long Walk--A Caribou Killed--A Midwinter Trip on Snowshoes in Maine--Footprints on the Snow--A Helpless Deer--Caribou at Ease in the Deep Drifts