THE MOOSE. 



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out, are manufactured into pouches, or bags called 

 capttches, on which a large amount of labour and in- 

 genuity is generally expended. The beautifully inter- 

 laced and durable net- work of the snow-shoes before 

 alluded to, is made from carefully cut strings of the 

 undressed or raw hide. 



I have not been able to obtain any reliable informa- 

 tion as to the longevity or otherwise of the Moose ; it is, 

 however, believed by the Indians to live to a great age, 

 a supposition which, considering the tardiness of its 

 attainment to maturity, is not improbable. 



THE MOOSE. 



