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After gazing attentively at these traces for some minutes, the hunters looked at each other silently, and then the Doctor exclaimed:   "Well, these are plain enough, I think!" "Ay, only too plain," added Bell, "bears have been here!" AFTER GAZING ATTENTIVELY AT THESE TRACES FOR SOME MINUTES THE HUNTERS LOOKED AT EACH OTHER SILENTLY AND THEN THE DOCTOR EXCLAIMED WELL THESE ARE PLAIN ENOUGH I THINK AY ONLY TOO PLAIN ADDED BELL BEARS HAVE BEEN HERE
eavy masses of snow off the roof and sides, for the house was no longer distinguishable from the plateau, as the snow had drifted to a depth of full fifteen feet. It took two hours to remove the frozen snow, and restore the architectural form of the dwelling. At length the granite foundations appeared, and the storehouses and powder magazines were once more accessible. [Illustration: ] But as, in so uncertain a climate, a storm might cut off their supplies any day, they wisely resolved to provide for any such emergency by carrying over a good stock of provisions to the kitchen; and then Clawbonny, Altamont, and Bell started off with their guns in search of game, for the want of fresh food began to be urgently felt. The three companions went across the east side of the cone, right down into the centre of the far-stretching, snow-covered plain beneath, but they did not need to go far, for numerous traces of animals appeared on all sides within a circle of two miles round Fort Providence. AND WERE BUSILY ENGAGED IN CLEARING THE HEAVY MASSES OF SNOW OFF THE ROOF AND SIDES FOR THE HOUSE WAS NO LONGER DISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE PLATEAU AS THE SNOW HAD DRIFTED TO A DEPTH OF FULL FIFTEEN FEET IT TOOK TWO HOURS TO REMOVE THE FROZEN SNOW AND RESTORE THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM OF THE DWELLING AT LENGTH THE GRANITE FOUNDATIONS APPEARED AND THE STOREHOUSES AND POWDER MAGAZINES WERE ONCE MORE ACCESSIBLE BUT AS IN SO UNCERTAIN A CLIMATE A STORM MIGHT CUT OFF THEIR SUPPLIES ANY DAY THEY WISELY RESOLVED TO PROVIDE FOR SUCH EMERGENCY BY CARRYING OVER A GOOD STOCK OF PROVISIONS TO THE KITCHEN AND THEN CLAWBONNY ALTAMONT AND BELL STARTED OFF WITH THEIR GUNS IN SEARCH OF GAME FOR THE WANT OF FRESH FOOD BEGAN TO BE URGENTLY FELT THE THREE COMPANIONS WENT ACROSS THE EAST SIDE OF THE CONE RIGHT DOWN INTO THE CENTER OF THE FAR STRETCHING SNOW COVERED PLAIN BENEATH BUT THEY DID NOT NEED TO GO FAR FOR NUMEROUS TRACES OF ANIMALS APPEARED ON ALL SIDES WITHIN A CIRCLE OF TWO MILES ROUND FORT PROVIDENCE
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