"I believe this refers to John Hornby, who starved on the banks of the Thelon River in 1927 along with his 18 yr. old cousin, Edgar Christian, and another companion, Harold Allard. Hornby wasn't a novice, he'd spent years living off the land with nothing but his weapons. They missed the caribou migration and all three starved to death, with the young cousin the last to go. The remains of their cabin and their graves are still on the Thelon. "
I read the book. He was legendary for going off for the winter without adequate supplies and then begging off the neighbours, even if it meant abandoning his companion (on a previous trip) for weeks.
