26 A FISHERMAN'S PARADISE 



past the hand, and after some ten minutes of such 

 exercise the big fellow, always flopping over the 

 surface, shook himself loose, and the other two, 

 when landed, weighed just two pounds each. I took 

 eighteen fish out of that stretch, none less than a 

 pound and a half, and did not kill one of them, but 

 had as good sport as any one can ask for. 



While we were at Camp Henry two of the 

 members came down with a moose head each, one of 

 which was a remarkably fine one, with twenty-five 

 points, very broad and heavy palms, very regular 

 and beautiful front palms, and a spread of fifty-four 

 inches or a little more. 



One morning I was smoking the after-breakfast 

 cigar at Parmelee when some one shouted "Moose." 

 I rushed out and there was a big bull calmly swim- 

 ming across the lake about three hundred yards 

 away, his great antlers making a splendid show. He 

 landed on an open point, shook himself like a dog, 

 so that a white shower flew from his thick coat, and 

 then marched off into the forest. Fortunately no- 

 body had a gun available so he was not molested, 

 and is there waiting for some member who wants 

 a moose. Great fresh tracks were visible along all 

 the portages and evidently moose are numerous in 

 the country, and a member who wants one and will 

 take a reasonable amount of trouble and time is 

 practically certain to get his prize. 



Having been admitted to the privileges of this 

 club but a few years ago, it is possible for me only 



