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Title: Bob Hunt in Canada

Author: George W. Orton

Release Date: November 17, 2006 [eBook #19853]

Language: English

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BOB HUNT IN CANADA

by

GEORGE W. ORTON, Ph.D.

Graduate Coach of Track and Cross Country Teams University of
Pennsylvania, Joint Manager of Camp Tecumseh, N. H., and author of
"Bob Hunt at Camp Pontiac," and "Bob Hunt, Senior Camper."

Whitman Publishing Co.
Racine, Wis.
Copyright, 1916, by George W. Jacobs & Co.
Printed in 1924 by Western Printing & Lithographing Co. Racine, Wis.
Printed in U. S. A.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I OFF TO CANADA 7
II UP THE ESCOUMAINS 30
III CAMP AT LAKE PARENT 45
IV ACROSS THE PORTAGE 60
V THE SHORT TRAIL TO ESCOUMAINS 71
VI PIERRE'S BEAR STORY 82
VII BOB'S CLUE 94
VIII THE WIRELESS IN THE WILDERNESS 106
IX A WEEK ON THE TRAIL 117
X MOCCASINS AS FOOD 130
XI A RESCUE IN THE RAPIDS 145
XII PIERRE'S BIG SALMON 157
XIII THE PLATINUM MINE 168

BOB HUNT IN CANADA

OFF TO CANADA

"Hey there, Pud. Come here," yelled Bill Williams one day late in May to
Pud Jones, as the latter sauntered across the athletic field.

"I'm coming," said Pud, as he rushed across, and grabbing Bill by the
shoulders slammed him up against the fence around the track.

"What do you think this is?" asked Bill. "A football game, or do you
take me for a tackling dummy?"

"Well, some kind of a dummy," replied Pud, as he held Bill so firmly
that he could not get at him to punch his head.

"That'll do, you big rhinoceros," said Bill, as Pud released him.

"What's the news?" said Pud.

"I've just had a letter from Bob Hunt and he wants us to go up