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firms, and have received no especial favors from them. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE WILDERNESS TRAVELER 3 II COMMON SENSE IN THE WILDERNESS 23 III PERSONAL EQUIPMENT 35 IV PERSONAL EQUIPMENT (_Continued_) 63 V CAMP OUTFIT 79 VI THE COOK OUTFIT 97 VII GRUB 115 VIII CAMP COOKERY 135 IX HORSE OUTFITS 149 X HORSE PACKS 169 XI HORSES, MULES, BURROS 203 XII CANOES 221 INDEX 233 ILLUSTRATIONS The home of the Red Gods (_Frontispiece_) OPPOSITE PAGE On the trail (from a painting by N. C. Wyeth) 16 The Author doing a little washing on his own account 32 "Mountain on mountain towering high, and a valley in between" 48 One of the mishaps to be expected 64 "Bed in the bush with stars to see" 80 "We may live without friends, we may live without books, but civilized man cannot live without cooks" 104 When you quit the trail for a day's rest 120 In the heat of the day's struggle 144 Nearing a crest and in sight of game 160 A downward journey 176 In mid-day the shade of the pines is inviting 208 Getting ready for another day of it 224 CHAPTER I THE WILDERNESS TRAVELER [Sidenote: The First Qualification] MANY people have asked me what, all things considered, is the most valuable quality a wilderness traveler can possess. Always I have replied unhesitatingly; for no matter how useful or desirable such attributes as patience, courage, strength, endurance, good nature, and ingenuity, may prove to be, undoubtedly a man with them but without the sense of direction, is practically helpless in the wilds. [Sidenote: The Sense of Direc
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