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States, and in the great majority have been utterly extermi- 

 natcd. In a few remaining States some s])eeies are found 

 in limited numbers. 



Wild animals of the larger species have been forced to 

 take up their abode in retreats that man lias not vet pene- 

 trated to any marked degree because these regions have 



Court* sy Canadian l'::cific Railway Co. 



"A PARTY OF CANADIAN DEER HUNTERS." 



been unsuited to man from a elimatie standpoint, being 

 either ton dry or too cold. Therefore, Canada and Alaska 

 by reason of their geographical positions are the logical 

 modern homes for game that has been driven steadily north- 

 ward and westward by man with his potent agency of de- 

 struction modern firearms. 



