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THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



CHAPTER XI. 



The Discovery of Moose — The Killing of two Moose and the Wounding 

 OF Another — Our Camp on Moose Hill — The Return to Sugar-Bush 

 Lake — A Severe Rain-Storm — Return to Moose Hill— The Dead Moose 

 Photographed— Another Expedition — The Bear — A Snow-Storm — A 

 Hard Tramp. 



T was now thought Impossible 

 that we should find another op- 

 portunity to engage In a moose- 

 chase durlnor this reconnols- 

 sance, and consequently we 

 began to look about us for 

 smaller game. We arrived at 

 Trout Lake about half-past two o'clock ; discovered a flock 

 of ducks ; fired several shots at them, and then started to 

 walk around this body of water, which was surrounded by 

 a cranberry marsh, but had proceeded only a few rods when 

 the captain, who was In advance, discovered a fresh moose- 

 track. It was finally determined, after a brief consultation, 

 to follow this trail a short distance. In order to determine 

 the prospect of success, while our further movements 

 would depend entirely on the result of this investigation. 

 Consequently the captain threw down his pack and took 

 the lead In this movement The trail led directly from the 

 lake into a cedar swamp which bordered on the cranberry 

 marsh. This swamp was filled with fallen trees, a dense 



