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sell fifteen inches bread. The speed of these ami
mails through the thick forest seems almost ms-.
culous, when we consider their enormous bulk
and branching horns. They seldom break into
gallo2 but when reused by dog start eff on
-apid pace with the nose erect and the head work.
ing sideways to let their horns pass through the
branches. They are very seldom, if ever, taken
By dogs, as they Iun on the start twenty miles
without stopping, over mountains, through
swamps, and across lakes and rivers. They
are seldom seen or taken except early in the
spring. when the snow is def oest-being then
unable 10 travel the woods, as the snow is often
four and FIVE feet deep; they seek out some lonely
spot near spring or water course, and there
"vard," as It's termed Il. e. they tre lie down
the snow around them and browse, eating every
thing clean as far as they go. Sometimes you
will find an old bull moose yarding alone, zome-
times ;pvo or three will be together. When found
in this state they ara easily killed. as they cannot
run fast, for they sink nearly up to their backs in
tie snow at every jump. Two Indians killed
eighteen in this region last spring, and one hum



early part of March. These enormous wild cat
tie are Of black color, end when closely pressed
and wounded will 6gh. desperately. Wolves
have fin, picking in deep snow, when there IS a
stiff crust OF the surface. The slender hoof Of
the deer cuts through at every leap. letting aim up
to bis belIy without 6nding firm ground to spring
from even then, while the broad spreading paw
of the wolf supports him, and he skins along the
surface. In this unequal chase he soon overtekes
mis- victim, and stains the snow with his LIFE
blood.


"Bu the widest chase ever saw" said
hunter TO me with whom was in the forest sev-
eszl days, "wes between panther and deer
in the open woods" They were not fifteen feet
apart, he said, when they passed him, and such
lightning speed he never hsio:e witnessed =
Tacugh he had his riha in his hand, and ties
were but few rods distant when he cav them,
he did not have time to sh9ot before they dissp