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barked sides of the trees. The occupants of this 

 retreat had joined those we were following. This 

 additional force to the pursued added fresh excitement 

 to the chase, and the distress resulting from pace was 

 for the time forgotten. In an hour more we were 

 again in view, and soon afterwards among the game. 

 My companions I will leave to themselves, and confine 

 myself to my own performance. One of the males had 

 a noble head of horns. These I determined to be pos- 

 sessed of; so, marking him for mine, I resolved not 

 to halt till successful. Again and again I thought 

 that but a few minutes would elapse till I could shoot; 

 but either from the snow being less deep, or the animal 

 making extra efforts, at least an hour had elapsed before 

 the quarry was sufficiently close to deliver with pre- 

 cision a fatal shot. 



Soon I was joined by one of the Indians, then by 

 the others. Four moose had been killed ; so my com- 

 panion and self agreed that we had reaped enough 

 reward for one day's work. Next day was equally 

 successful, and more game was seen than on the first 

 essay. I doubt not if we had been so minded, for days 

 we might have continued this slaughter; but, as it 

 was, we had as much meat as we could transport to the 

 settlement. 



A more rapid manner of taking moose when there 



