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shoot a magnificent specimen of a moose^ 

 carrying a head which rivals in size and weight 

 all but the finest heads of the giant species of 

 moose {Alces gigas) found in the Kenai 

 Peninsula of Alaska. 



In 1906 I reached the upper waters of the 

 south fork of the Macmillan River after twenty- 

 two days' hard work against a very strong 

 stream after leaving the Yukon River. 



During this trip I secured several fine 

 specimens of Osborn's caribou, the largest and 

 handsomest species of caribou that exists, and 

 was also fortunate enough to shoot another 

 moose with a very fine head. I also shot a fine 

 specimen of a black wolf. 



The entire skin of my finest caribou 

 I preserved and presented to the trustees 

 of the Natural History Museum at South 

 Kensington, together with the complete skin 

 of a Newfoundland caribou which I shot and 

 preserved in 1905. These two specimens, 

 splendidly mounted by Rowland Ward, of 

 Piccadilly, may now be seen in the Mammalian 

 Gallery of the Museum, and form, I think, an 



