A large white wolf, prowling rather imprudently, came within a few yards of Henry, and was shot dead.

"We observed on the opposite beach no fewer than seven bears drinking all at the same time.

Red deer were whistling in every direction, but our minds were not sufficiently at ease to enjoy our situation." Large flocks of swans (_Cygnus columbianus_) rose out of the Red River apparently in a state of alarm and confusion, possibly caused by the many herds of buffaloes rushing down to the river to drink.

At night everything was quiet except the bellowing of buffaloes and the whistling of red deer.

"I climbed up a tall oak at the entrance of the plain, from the top of which I had an extensive view of the country.