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CHAPTER FIVE
With Rod and Gun

HE lure, the romance, and the mystic charm of
pioneer days are still to be found in Central
British Columbia, where settlement battles with the
primitive forces of nature on the fringe of the Great
Silent Places, where fur-traders roam as they did in
Old Oregon in the days when the Republic was
young and the Dominion unconceived. From these
Northern settlements the hardy prospector vanishes
into the wilds to seek the treasures of the hills; the
fur trapper leaves his log cabin beside a stream and
traces the trails of wild animals to set out his traps
in order that the whims and fancies of fair ladies
in sheltered homes may be gratified with costly
robes; and the big-game hunter follows his guide in
search of moose, caribou, elk, and the nimble sheep
and mountain-goat, or to battle with the lordly grizzly
in his mountain fastness.
The climate, mild and cool, encourages the vigor-
ous effort involved in the stalking of big game. The
finest parts of the Interior, while offering all the

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