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new the remains of many fires and as the
Trees were being felled, some of which
were full hearts. This maples sheds a drag of long-
tail from its branches of a huge spruce, which put a bit of old horns strewed the ground. S.D.
indicated that it was the correct thing to
draw a new a contribution of this sort
at the end of a profitable hunt.
It was an ideal camping spot, high dry
with plenty of dead wood and also secluded
as a camera. A hundred feet away or rather
rather than it was invisible and sure for the
stout wings of blue smoke which offered my
from me fire one night there was no sight of
our friends then.
In note camp, furnished dinner by 7 o'clock
and S.D. shouldered his rifle & a pack of skins
& went out to spend its night watching at a
salt lick in a meadow on the west of camp. There
were three licks in the field, and about 250 feet
away from each one a pit had been dug, but not
with margined with grass & bushes & with a
comfortable nest for the gun - for no man would
attempt to shoot off hand. Then said that
S.D. just said he was put in the licks
but and then was certain that they had
been frequently used.
Aug 19
In the A.M., at 7 o'clock while I was
drinking my coffee, S.D. came in &
said that he had heard a noise.