By William J. Long...

In the original preface to "Northern Trails" the author stated that, with the solitary exception of the salmon's life in the sea after he vanishes from human sight, every incident recorded here is founded squarely upon personal and accurate observation of animal life and habits. I now repeat and emphasize that statement. Even when the observations are, for the reader's sake, put into the form of a connected story, there is not one trait or habit mentioned which is not true to animal life. Such a

The Old Wolf's Challenge We were beating up the Straits to the Labrador when a great gale swooped down on us and drove us like a scared wild duck into a cleft in the mountains, where the breakers roared and the seals barked on the black rocks and the reefs bared their teeth on either side, like the long jaws of a wolf, to snap at us as we passed. In our flight we had picked up a fisherman—snatched him out of his helpless punt as we luffed in a smother of spray, and dragged him aboard, like an en

Cheokhes, chê-ok-h[)e]s' , the mink. Cheplahgan, chep-lâh'gan , the bald eagle. Ch'geegee-lokh-sis, ch`gee-gee'lock-sis , the chickadee. Chigwooltz, chig-wooltz' , the bullfrog. Clóte Scarpe, a legendary hero, like Hiawatha, of the Northern Indians. Pronounced variously, Clote Scarpe, Groscap, Gluscap, etc. Commoosie, com-moo-sie' , a little shelter, or hut, of boughs and bark. Deedeeaskh, dee-dee'ask , the blue jay. Eleemos, el-ee'mos , the fox. Hawahak, hâ-wâ-h[)a]k' , the hawk. Hetokh, h[)e]t