The Drama of the Forests: Romance and Adventure

[Frontispiece: A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake. It appeared to have wings, but it did not fly; and though it possessed a tail, it did not run, but contented itself with moving steadily forward on its long up-turned feet. Over an arm it carried what might have been a trident, and what with its waving tail and great outspreading wings that rose above its horned-like head, it suggested … See Chapter VI.]

BY ARTHUR HEMING

ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR WITH REPRODUCTIONS FROM A SERIES OF HIS PAINTINGS OWNED BY THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

TO MR. AND MRS. DAVID A. DUNLAP WITH WHOM I SPENT MANY HAPPY SEASONS IN THE GREAT NORTHERN FOREST

A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake. It appeared to have wings...... Frontispiece - I surmised at once who he was, for one could see by the merest glance - [Illustration: Oo-koo-hoo's bill.] - [Illustration: Oo-koo-hoo's calendar.] - Going to the brink, we saw a "York Boat" in the act of shooting the cataract - Minutes passed while the rising moon cast golden ripples upon the water - The lynx is an expert swimmer and is dangerous to tackle in the water - Next morning we found that everything was covered with a heavy blanket of snow - The bear circled a little in order to descend. Presently it left the shadow - Going to the stage, he took down his five-foot snowshoes - As the wolf dashed away, the bounding clog sent the snow flying - "There's the York Factory packet from Hudson Bay to Winnipeg" - "It was on my father's hunting grounds, and late one afternoon" - Oo-koo-hoo could even hear the strange clicking sound - After half of May had passed away, and when the spring hunt was over - The departure of the Fur Brigade was the one great event of the year

INTRODUCTION

AT FORT CONSOLATION

A MIGHTY HUNTER

THEIR SUMMER LIFE

FAMILY HUNTING GROUNDS