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even when dead lie did not fall over, but stuck in his position, 

 an inanimate statue. 



Before I had decided what next to do, one of the party, who 

 had been following- his tracks, arrived, and with his aid, and a 

 sturdy bough, we prised him out on the crusted surface. Some 

 of the others were equally successful, and our day's sport if 

 sport it could be called netted us eight cows, calves, and young 

 bulls out of probably fifteen or twenty that were in the yard. 

 This is a specimen of nearly all runs in the snow, so one may 

 see how much real hunting there is in it. 



A moose drive as conducted by the Indians is a veritable 

 slaughter, and is about on a par with a pheasant battue, but 

 with this exception, that those taking part in it must exert 

 themselves to a certain extent, and display a knowledge of the 

 haunts and habits of the animal. Previous to commencing 

 the drive a grand moose dance is held, in which all the so- 

 called braves join ; and when this is ended they, accompanied 

 by their families, dogs, and horses, and all the paraphernalia 

 of an encampment, start for the forest in September or 

 October, when the moose have left their woodland recesses 

 and are running boldly about in search of mates. Selecting 

 a locality where the animals are numerous, they form a lai'ge 

 cordon, and by beating and shouting drive them towards a 

 common centre, where they are slaughtered indiscriminately, 

 and not only them, but all four-footed game they meet. In 

 this manner they hunt the forest for miles, and sweep it almost 

 clean of all. edible quadrupeds ; and if they can manage to 

 bag a grizzly, great is their joy thereat. 



At other times they place men in concealment in a mountain 

 pass, or one that leads to water or connects two lakes, and the 

 remainder drive the moose towards them. When the animals 

 enter this gorge or pass of death they cannot well advance or 

 retreat without running past a line of fire, and the result is that 

 hundreds fall in a week. The moose arc skinned by the 

 squaws after the drive is over, and their flesh is made into 

 pemmican, or eaten fresh, viscera and all. The meat is 

 generally excellent, but is sometimes tough ; the fat part 

 is delicious, however, at all times. The nose or moufle is 



