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hegans held it for their exclusive hunt- 

 ing ground. Mr. Seton is fond of 

 standing on Indian Rock and telling 

 the story of the old chief, Ab Cos Cob, 

 the last of his race, who lived and died 

 there in his wigwam some seventy-five 

 years ago. 



In the autumn, while standing near 

 this rock with my camera, I exclaimed, 

 "Hear that flock of wild geese going 

 south." 



"Yes," replied Mr. Seton, "those are 

 mine, born on this lake. They fly 



STANDING ON INDIAN ROCK. 

 Telling the story of the old chief. 



MR. AND MRS. SETON ON THE DOORSTEPS. 



much and far in the spring and fall, 

 often going to the Sound, but the two 

 oldest birds are pinioned. They can- 

 not fly and always call the family back 

 again. The wild ducks are free and 

 fly at will but never leave the Park." 

 And neither would I, if I had such 

 a home in such delightful proximity 

 to nature. Wyndygoul is good enough 

 for geese or for any other bipedal form 

 of animal life with one particle of the 

 "wild" in its nature. Twenty species the skin 

 of wild animals and some seventv-five 



OF LOBO, THE WHITE WOLF, IN 

 THE STUDY. 



