Part 29 (2/2)

”We may go in there and have a hunt with him some time after the road comes through,” said Rob. ”In fact, all this northern country will seem closer together when the road gets through to Prince Rupert. Why, that's a lot closer to Valdez than Vancouver is, and we could just step right off the cars there and get off at Leo's, or even go up to Yellowhead Lake and get another goat.”

”Or find the place where John fell off the raft,” added Jesse, laughing.

”Or go on across to where Uncle d.i.c.k may be working, one side or other of the summit. I wish he didn't have to go back to Edmonton, and could come on home with us now. But we can tell them all about it when we get home.”

”Where'd you like to go the next time, if you had a chance, Rob?”

asked John.

”There are a lot of places I'd like to see,” said Rob. ”For one thing, I've always wanted to go down the Mackenzie and then over the Rat portage to the Yukon, then out to Skagway--that'd be something of a trip. Then I've always had a hankering to go up the Saskatchewan and come up over the Howse Pa.s.s. And some day we may see the Athabasca Pa.s.s and the trail above the Boat Encampment. The railroads have spoiled a lot of the pa.s.ses south of there, but when you come to read books on exploration you'll find a lot of things happened, even in the United States, in places where the railroads haven't gone yet. We'll have to see some of those countries sometime.”

”How is your map coming on, John?” inquired Uncle d.i.c.k, a little later, when once more they had met in their room at the hotel.

”I've got this one almost done,” said John.

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