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long ago, found in the Adirondacks, but they have 

 become extinct there. There has been a recent move- 

 ment to restore them and I hope it will succeed. 

 Moose are found in the swamps of northern Min- 

 nesota. The best moose-grounds, both for the abun- 

 dance of the game and its size, are in Alaska and some 

 portions of British America. Mr. Grant gives us the 

 following exhaustive account of the moose-range : 



" The range of the moose in North America is of 

 enormous extent, from Nova Scotia in the extreme 

 east, throughout Canada and certain of the northern 

 United States, to the limits of tree-growth in the west 

 and nm-th of Alaska. Throughout this vast extent of 

 territory but two species are recognized, the common 

 moose, Alces aniericanus, and the Alaskan moose, Alces 

 gigas, of the Kenai Peninsula ; but it is probable that 

 further exploration will bring to light another species 

 near the head waters of the Liard River and the Cas- 

 siar Mountains of British Columbia, and still another 

 farther north in the neighborhood of the Colville 

 River. 



" Taking up this range in detail, the Nova Scotia 

 moose are to-day distinctly smaller than their kin in 

 Ontario, but are very numerous when the settled char- 

 acter of the country is taken into consideration. I 

 have seen very few good antlers come from this dis- 

 trict, and in my opinion the race there is showing 

 decided signs of deterioration. These remarks apply, 

 but with less force, to New Brunswick and to Maine, 

 where the moose, though larger than the Nova Scotia 

 animal, are distinctly inferior to those of the region 

 north of the Great Lakes. This is probably due to 



