American Big Game in its Haunts 



without a gun, and my native had lately borrowed 

 a rifle from one of Blake's men, but I insisted 

 upon his leaving it at our base of supplies. 



That afternoon, as Hunter and I started from 

 camp, we sent the native back to the lake to bring 

 us more provisions. He told us that he had no 

 sooner reached the shore than he had heard a 

 splash in the water near him, and looking up had 

 seen a large moose swimming across to a neck of 

 land at no great distance. He described this moose 

 as at times being completely submerged by the 

 weight of his antlers, and said that he had ap- 

 parently great difficulty in swimming. 



This temptation was too great for Lawroshka, 

 and, as his rifle was at hand, he pushed off in the 

 boat, and coming up close to the moose, shot him 

 just as he was leaving the water. He offered to 

 give me the head, and seemed greatly surprised 

 when I refused it, and told him I did not wish to 

 bring out any trophies which I had not shot 

 myself. I was sorry to learn that some men who 

 have hunted in this region did not hesitate to 

 class among their trophies the heads which had 

 been shot by their men. 



I went to sleep that night with the expectation 

 of a fair day and good sport on the morrow, but 

 woke next morning to find it raining hard. Since 



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