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different stuff", and though he got slatted 

 about in the hardest fashion, he never let 

 go the ear that he fastened until I got in 

 with my knife and settled matters down to 

 peace and quietness. 



These three little black and tan hounds, 

 with the bull pup, were as smart a pack 

 as I ever Jiandled. Faster ones I have 

 often had, but truer or stancher never. 

 Jack ran with them till the day of his 

 death and was a famous assistant. His 

 favorite hold was the ear, but failing in 

 that he would stick his teeth anywhere. 

 1 have seen him dangling for a dozen rods 

 on a doe's tail. A bull pup running with 

 beagles I think is something unique in the 

 annals of deer hunting. 



This is enough I suppose about Alliga- 

 tor Head Pond. I hope I may see it again. 

 And if, as many people believe, our ghosts 

 love to visit the places that have been dear 

 to us when we were on the earth, I know 

 that mine will often float over Alligator 

 Head Pond and listen to the wind whisper- 

 ing in its bordering grasses. 



Robert Cargan 



Notes from Delta Co., Michigan. 



Noticing W. C. B.'s article in October 

 Ornithologist axd Oologist about the 

 Sand Hill Cranes in Michigan, I would 

 say that I have observed 1 2 of these birds 

 in this and Schoolcraft County. Two 

 of these are now on wires. Evidently 

 they breed hei'e, as they have been with us 

 all summer. 



The Great Blues are common here ; they 

 breed. 



I have observed ten or twelve Golden 

 Eagles here ; they breed. 



On September 30 I saw eight of these 

 birds, two Bald Heads and about fifty 

 or sixty Ravens around a dead deer. I 

 drove up and stopped, but none flew away 

 far, merely flying up on stubs and trees, 

 whichever happened to be handy. It was 

 the prettiest bird show I ever saw. The 



next day I had very urgent business in the 

 same direction, only I had a three-barreled 

 Charles Daly with me for company. My 

 collection is three specimens better for the 

 trip. 



The Bald Heads breed here. I peeped 

 into three of their nests this last season. 

 One set of two was too far gone ; of one 

 other set of two eggs one was saved and 

 one broken ; the third nest another collec- 

 tor had shot and stuffed both birds before 

 any eggs were laid. 



I only know of one nest of the Golden 

 Eagle. I have not explored that yet, but 

 intend to next season. Did not learn of 

 its whereabouts until too late this year. 



Ravens are abundant here ; they breed. 



Spruce Partridge are quite common ; 

 they breed. 



Saw a small flock of Evening Grosbeaks 

 last February ; secured one $ and two 5 , 

 which I mounted. 



Pine Grosbeaks are not rare in winter, 

 but not abundant. 



Am. Crossbills are abundant, reminding 

 one of the English Sparrow, as they sit on 

 boxes, barrels and trees around the lum- 

 ber camps, at least in numbers if not in 

 song and color. They are so tame that 

 the men often catch them in their hands 

 and they occasionally are shut in the camps 

 and caught that way. 



In the winter of 1S90 there were plenty 

 of Redpolls. Last winter I observed none 

 whatever. 



The Canada Jay is an occasional visitor 

 and will fly down and eat the scraps of 

 fat salt pork with as much lelish as a 

 Robin would a nice fresh cherry. When 

 time permits, I will give you a list of birds 

 observed in this peninsula. 



Ed. Van Winkle. 



Van's Harbor, Michigan. 



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