202 THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



George Ross and myself arrived on the spot while the 

 sound of the last was reverberating through the forest. We 

 saw at this instant a, bull moose, which had been standing 

 about one hundred yards from our leader, start forward on 

 a run. This bull had evidently belonged to the first herd 

 that we discovered ; had been prompted by curiosity to 

 halt in order to get a better view of his pursuers ; had 

 already received the polite attention of the captain, but 

 now triumphantly moved off. The captain was certainly 

 greatly excited and greatly disgusted, probably because 

 the old bull paid so little attention to the demand which 

 he had made upon him to halt; but not a full minute 

 elapsed after the cessation of this firing when another 

 herd of these animals, which we had not previously seen, 

 started up about three hundred yards to the right of the 

 trail made by the herd that we had been following, al- 

 though the latter were, at the moment of their start, 

 slightly in the rear of the spot where we were standing. 

 Another race now ensued, which was no less exciting 

 than the former. The instant that the captain heard the 

 sounds they made while rushing through the woods, he in- 

 stantly dropped his pack, which he had carried during the 

 whole of the first race, and was off in the twinkling of an 

 eye. The course taken by these animals led us down the 

 gentle slope of a long hill ; consequently I was enabled 

 to keep nearer to our leader, although still falling con- 

 siderably in his rear. 



At the base of the slope there was found a small brook, 

 which the captain crossed in this race. Having crossed 

 the stream, the captain threw up his hand as a signal for 



