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head, which had probably been inflicted by a 

 younger bnll. 



It was in most excellent condition, with fat 

 quite an inch in thickness over the hind- 

 quarters. I measured it carefully with a steel 

 tape, and made its standing height at the 

 withers six feet nine inches. We pitched our 

 camp in the snow within a few yards of the 

 carcase, which was very conveniently situated 

 close to a nice stream of water and a good 

 supply of firewood. 



On the following day I occupied myself in 

 skinning and preparing the moose head, and 

 it took me the whole day to make a good job 

 of it. Mr. Sheldon took a long day's tramp 

 over the mountains to the left of our camp, but 

 saw no game and no fresh tracks in the new 

 snow. He found the walking in places very 

 difficidt, not to say dangerous, as where the 

 ground was covered with heaped-up rocks and 

 stones, the holes and interstices between them 

 were hidden by the snow, and it was therefore 

 difficult to avoid falling into them, at the risk 

 of a broken limb or a sprained ankle. 



