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Identifier: rodguncan13cana
Title: Rod and gun
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Fishing Hunting Outdoor life
Publisher: Beaconsfield, Que. [etc.] Rod and Gun Pub. Co. [etc.]
Contributing Library: Gerstein – University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto
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ired. The snow made it cruel pulling.Away ahead near a rocky point we madeout a camp fire smoke and as dusk cameon we discerned the fire twinkling so weheaded up in that direction. It lookedcheerful and brought back our hopes andsome strength, enough for us to finallymake the beach after a stubborn strugglethrough a sheet of soft snow and rottenice. We were all almost ready to fall inour tracks from sheer exhaustion. Itwas ten p. m. when we made camp and by the previous daj^s fierce grind. Thenights rest put new life in me. TheIndians unable to carry all of the Gid-eons outfit left one trunk containing thegrub. This they were to return and get.I may state here that the trunk was nev-er seen again by its rightful owners northe Indians either. It contained theGideons entire supply of provisions. Weafterwards learned that the amount ofbooty the Indians made away with, orrather the valuables in trunks and valisesthat -were lost by various means in thismanner on the trip over Laberge would
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The Authors Party on Upper Lebarge. rolled in our blankets on the wet beach.We had completed a twenty-two hourtask with the elements. The Gideons came along at nine oclocktheir boat and outfit loaded on a sledpulled by four lively malamutes in chargeof two Indians. We joined them andour boats were pulled down as far asnine mile point, further than which theIndians could not go on account of therotten ice ahead. Clyde was sufferingagonies from cramps and Rock was lamed total many hundred dollars. Our bunch and the unfortunate Americansnow joined into one party and sharingthe trials together we overcame many ob-stacles that otherwise might have beenunsurmountable. That evening we se-cured a sled from a part} camped nearby and drew all our outfit across the bayto a camp at a creek mouth. While cros-sing this bay we came on wealc ice andmore than once had to make dashes overthe cracks when the sled seemed readv to 9o6 ROD AND GUX IX CANADA ffo down. The next morning; ushered inthe most ev
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