CHAPTER XV. 



At the Lake of the Woods After Moose A Plague of Mos- 

 quitoes Dark Swamps and Deep Rivers Compensations. 



[HE work of the winter and early spring in 

 the workshop had put the specimens of 

 the British Columbia trip in good shape 

 for preservation. Several fine groups 

 were mounted and placed on exhibition in the 

 university museum. But as the season advanced 

 the warm months brought to the mind of the natu- 

 ralist a desire for more work in the woods. Dyche 

 wanted a group of moose to complete his collec- 

 tion, and he laid his plans before the board of re- 

 gents. When asked by them where he would get his 

 moose he acknowledged that he was yet uncertain, 

 but one thing was sure, and that was that moose 

 were not to be found on the campus of the uni- 

 versity. The regents looked with favour on Dyche's 

 plans and told him to go ahead, and he at once began 

 corresponding with people from Maine to Alaska. 

 Moose could be heard of in different parts of the 

 country along the northern border of the United 

 States, but after carefully considering the claims of 

 each place the naturalist decided that the country 

 around the Lake of the Woods would offer the best 

 opportunities. 



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