Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie / Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian North-west

STIRRING SCENES OF LIFE IN THE CANADIAN NORTH-WEST.
JOHN McDOUGALL,
Author of Forest, Lake and Prairie, Saddle, Sled and Snowshoe, etc.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. E. LAUGHLIN.
TORONTO: WILLIAM BRIGGS, WESLEY BUILDINGS. MONTREAL: C. W. COATES. HALIFAX: S. F. HUESTIS. 1898.
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, by WILLIAM BRIGGS, at the Department of Agriculture.
CONTENTS.
Thin leather homes —Drudgery of the Indian women—Occupations of the men—Hunting parties and scalping forays—Triumphs of endurance
Camping in the snow—Our costume—Brilliant sunrise effects—Maple and her pups found at last—Striking example of dog sense —The Fort Garry packet
We visit Edmonton—Nature's grand cathedral—Adventure with a buffalo bull—A trip to Pigeon Lake—Racing with dog-teams—An infidel blacksmith—Old Joseph proves an unerring guide—Caching our provisions