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CHAPTEK YI. 



THE LUCK OF A HUNTER. A BIG 

 MOOSE. 



Tracks of wolverine and grizzly bear seen— A very 

 old bull moose killed — Two more moose seen —Another 

 bull killed — A magnificent specimen — An awfiil walk 

 home in the dark — A band of wild sheep approach 

 our camp — Variation of colour in wild sheep — Louis 

 carries the big moose head to camp— I sleep alone 

 near the dead moose — A quiet and comfortable 

 night — White sheei? shot — Rivers freezing up — 

 Obliged to stop hunting — Moose bull seen from 

 camp — A timely thaw — The poetry of travel — Mr. 

 Sheldon calls up a bull moose — Its noiseless approach 

 — A misfire — A bitter disappointment heroically 

 borne — Moose calling — Meet Messrs. Barr and Crosb}" 

 — Large herds of caribou — Tameness of beavers — 

 Their alarm signal— Overtake Messrs. Osgood and 

 Rmigius — Hunting on Plateau Mountain — Return 

 to the river — Meet a French Canadian trapper — His 

 history — River full of ice floes — Pass safely through 

 the Pelly River Canyon — Reach Selkirk — Bear seen — 

 Lynx shot by Mr. Sheldon — Famishing birds— The 

 Yukon territory a most fascinating country. 



