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the animals, but very few carried dark coats, most of 

 them being of an ugly light brown colour. We were 

 told that thousands of them were annually exported to 

 the United States and other parts of the globe, and 

 that we should take plenty of cartridges in store for 



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ANTI.ERS OF CARIBOU. 



bears. I was shown a wonderful pair of caribou horns 

 picked up by a native in the neighbourhood ; they 

 carried an unusual number of points, but their length 

 was not remarkable, and as they were bleached and 

 weather-worn I did not acquire them, but was content 

 to have them photographed by Tallent. 7die night 



