Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie: Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian North-westMcDougall, John
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Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie: Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian North-west
McDougall, John
Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Canadian; McDougall, John, 1842-1917; Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel
Our great camp a study of native types--I attend a "wolf feast"--A
disgusting orgie--Paul and I start for home--Our horses
stampede--Difficult tracking--Enormous herd of buffalo--Home again
and all well--Party of half-breeds from the Red River settlement
visit our Mission--Father returns, bringing a brother and sister from
Ontario
CHAPTER X.
We return to Pigeon Lake--"Scarred Thigh" exchanged for
"Blackfoot"--Planting Gospel seed--We organize a buffalo hunt--A
moose chase--The buffalo as a "path-finder"--We encounter a hostile
camp--All night on guard--My friend Mark's daring exploit--Wood
Stonies visit the Mission--Gambling, polygamy and superstition among
the Indians
CHAPTER XI.
We return to Victoria--War parties abroad--Father's influence over
the Indians--We organize a big fresh meat hunt--David's first buffalo
hunt--Mark's adventure with a war party--Surrounded by
wolves--Incidents of our journey--Preparing for the winter
CHAPTER XII.
A visit to Whitefish Lake--A devoted Indian missionary--Mark and I go
out after buffalo--Mark proves himself a brilliant hunter--Our camp
visited by wolves--Muddy Bull's generosity--We reach home with full
loads of meat
CHAPTER XIII.
A run to Edmonton--Mr. Hardisty and other Hudson's Bay Company
officers spend New Year's with us--Sports and amusements--Our party
sets out for Mountain House--I experience a "scare"--Intense cold--A
cunning dog--Mishaps to a cariole--In the foot-hills--My first view
of the Rockies--Hearty reception at Mountain House--Back to Victoria
CHAPTER XIV.
Home occupations--A course of lectures--Mark and Jimmie as
_raconteurs_--Mark's success as a deer-killer--A buffalo chase on a
dog-sled--Our first child is born--Chickens at eight shillings apiece!
CHAPTER XV.
David and I visit Lac la Biche--High-priced seed wheat--Our party
sets out for Pigeon Lake--Old Joseph--Paul Chian--Samson--Our larder
depleted--We organize a bunt--Precarious living--Old Paul proves
himself a skilful guide--Samson tells of a tragic murder by
Blackfeet--We move cautiously--Broiled owlets as a delicacy--I shoot
an elk--Little Paul's flint-lock hangs fire--Samson's brilliant
hunting feats--Feasting on antlers
CHAPTER XVI.
Samson and I go on a moose hunt--Samson's clever tracking--He comes
up with the moose and tries a shot--No bullet in the gun--Two
dejected hunters return to the camp--We have better luck next
time--Roses make a thorny path--We disturb a band of wolves--Samson
stampedes them with his riding-whip--"Firing Stony" and I go
hunting--I bring down a noble elk--Novel method of fishing
CHAPTER XVII.
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