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and ten o'clock, with the wind still in the 

 wrong quarter. We watched the animals 

 with the same eager attention as on the pre- 

 ceding two days. The same routine was fol- 

 lowed by the herd of moose as before, the old 

 red cow still being the center of attraction to 

 "Brigham." 



There being no water handy on our high 

 elevation, and not wanting to make a fire, we 

 ate a cold lunch consisting of a cold mutton 

 chop each, dry bread, and a handful of rai- 

 sins. When we had finished we were over- 

 joyed to find that the wind had suddenly 

 changed, and it was now blowing almost 

 with the strength of a gale right in our 

 faces. 



In the meantime the band of moose had 

 disappeared into the depths of the high for- 

 est, in front of us, and as everything was now 

 favorable for a successful stalk, we went 

 down the face of that butte on a run. 



At the bottom we skirted a small lake, and 

 soon struck the trail of the herd. This we 

 found to be quite fresh, and to lead directly 

 up the forest on a rather steep slant. This 

 necessitated a cautious ascent, and we there- 

 fore made our advance on our hands and 

 knees, carefully watching out for small fallen 



