Ernest Thompson Seton Quotes

We were now back at Smith Landing, and fired with a desire to make another Buffalo expedition on which we should have ampler time and cover more than a mere corner of the range. - Ernest Thompson Seton

Though so trifling, the success of our first Buffalo hunt gave us quite a social lift. - Ernest Thompson Seton

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

The white spruce forest along the banks is most inspiring, magnificent here. Down the terraced slopes and right to the water's edge on the alluvial soil it stands in ranks. - Ernest Thompson Seton

The name Peace River itself is the monument of a successful effort on the part of the Company to bring about a better understanding between the Crees and the Beavers. - Ernest Thompson Seton

The Hudson's Bay Company has always been the guardian angel of the north. - Ernest Thompson Seton

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

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

I have only one prejudice in horseflesh - I do not like a white one. - Ernest Thompson Seton

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