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then raise his nose in the air, stick out his tongue and 

 try to pull something down into his mouth. This at 

 first appeared to be some moss or a twig that seemed 

 to have become entangled in his horns, but upon closer 

 examination we saw that the animal was eating the 

 velvet that he scraped from his antlers. After watching 

 this performance for some minutes Collins shot him, 

 and we actually found the velvet from the horns in his 

 mouth. 



"It was, of course, very disappointing to us not to 

 see any bro-^Mi bear that must have been in this vicinity 

 in great numbers only a week or two before our arrival, 

 for they had great trails beaten from the alder thickets 

 to their favorite fishing pools, where they apparently 

 would eat their fill and then return to the alders again. 



"Without doubt the weather we had during our 

 caribou hunt was quite exceptional for this locality, 

 and a more enjoyable ten days would be hard to imagine. 



"The data of this excursion show that fifty-seven 

 head of caribou were seen, and out of that total we 

 secured our allowance of three heads each. 



"If men were contemplating a trip to this section 

 it would add much to their comfort and convenience 

 to equip themselves with some sort of a camp stove. 

 If it were possible to carry fuel a kerosene stove would 

 be the best, as we had to range a good deal to gather 

 alders for the fire." 



