There are no Rabbits in the north-west. This statement, far from final, is practically true today, but I saw plenty of Lynxes, and one cannot write of ducks without mentioning water. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all the books of northern travel and dreamed for half a lifetime of the north; and that was – almost daily meeting with famous men. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
I believe that natural history has lost much by the vague general treatment that is so common. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
All travellers who had preceded me into the Barren Grounds had relied on the abundant game, and in consequence suffered dreadful hardships; in some cases even starved to death. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
On the 27th we came to the Cascade Rapids. The first or Little Cascade has about two feet fall, the second or Grand Cascade, a mile farther, is about a six foot sheer drop. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
At this camp I had the unique experience of showing all these seasoned Westerners that it was possible to make a fire by the friction of two sticks. This has long been a specialty of mine; I use a thong and a bow as the simplest way. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
Fort Smith, being the place of my longest stay, was the scene of my largest medical practice. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
I have only one prejudice in horseflesh – I do not like a white one. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
The ancient feud between cat and dog is not forgotten in the north, for the Lynx is the deadly foe of the Fox and habitually kills it when there is soft snow and scarcity of easier prey. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
The Hudson’s Bay Company has always been the guardian angel of the north. Ernest Thompson Seton Read Quote
