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" Where's the old cow? Which way did she go?" 



" Go? Why, she was lying down there in the edge 

 of the brush and got up within five rods of me. " 



" Well, where did she go?" 



"Go? Why, she just stood there and I shot her 

 for her impudence. She looked as if she was going 

 to charge me. I never yet allowed a moose to get up 

 within five rods of me and run off if I could help it." 



The hair of the cow was found to be in excellent con- 

 dition. It was short and thick, almost black. Her 

 skin and skeleton and meat were saved after care- 

 ful measurements, and they were taken to camp 

 with the calves next day, while traps were set about 

 the remains of the dead cow. The calves were an 

 iron-gray colour, shading into black on the under 

 sides and lighter on the legs. 



A week was spent in getting the specimens in order, 

 another in returning to Warren, and a third in pack- 

 ing the specimens and preparing them for ship- 

 ment. Old Buck was traded off for an active little 

 black horse and then a trip was taken to Thief River 

 Falls, where a number of moose calves were in cap- 

 tivity. A day was spent in examining them and 

 making notes and drawings. Some of the calves 

 were so tame that they allowed themselves to be 

 measured with a tape-line, 



