228 Hunting with a Kodak 



And farther down the little animals had 

 built a dam across the stream with logs, some 

 of them more than a foot in diameter; thus 

 causing the water to back up, covering con- 

 siderable land. 



On each side of the stream, large trees, that 

 had grown and flourished there, had died by 

 reason of the water; and there their trunks 

 stood bare and gaunt ; and ere long the flooded 

 tract will become a large meadow, owing to the 

 labor of the little beaver, where the moose will 

 congregate during the rutting season, and 

 where I have no doubt many a battle royal 

 will be fought over their love affairs. 



Emerging from a little narrow stream into 

 a large body of water, we saw a cow moose in 

 the water feeding; but, the wind being un- 

 favorable, she threw up her head, sniffed the 

 air, and started for the bush, before we could 

 get within range for a shot with the camera. 



On our way down a sluggish stream be- 

 tween two small lakes, wind and sun being 

 favorable, we almost held our breath as the 

 guide drove the canoe round several curves 

 with silent skill, until, around one headland. 



