i'hoto by George bhiras, 3ril 
HOW THE SAME TWO CORMORANTS LOOKED ONE MUNTH LATER 
looked for in several converging ranges, 
all under easy scrutiny from a single 
point of observation. And. in regard to 
the moose, this requires an explanation. 
In all my journeys to the wilderness 
home of hoofed animals, I have only 
occasionally found an extensive region 
without animal licks, those resorts where 
the mineralized waters or soil attract 
ruminant quadrupeds. True, many of 
these spots are unknown, even locally ; 
but nevertheless some hunter or explorer 
frequently knows of such places. And 
here the game photographer should lo- 
cate for a while, however much a true 
sportsman may decry the destructive 
custom of killing the visiting animals at 
a lick, be it natural or artificial. 
Some day I hope to summarize the 
result of an extensive investigation of 
hundreds of these licks, many of them 
thousands of miles apart, and frequented 
at different times by deer, caribou, elk, 
moose, sheep, goats. bufTalo, and ante- 
lope. Just what elements attract and 
how each mineral affects them, physically 
and in their habits, presents many inter- 
esting phases (see pages 443 and 448). 
It will suffice here to say that salt, 
soda, iron, and sulphur, in the order 
given, either singly or in combination, 
cover practically the attractive qualities 
of these licks. It is certainly very strange 
that such an interesting subject has never 
received any serious and comprehensive 
treatment by sportsmen or scientists. 
An Eastern sportsman had informed 
me that a mile or so west of the present 
camp there was a good-sized lick, and, 
from the signs about it, he judged that a 
number of moose visited it, even in the 
summer time. As Tom had been his 
guide, I knew there would be no trouble 
finding it. However, I was told, on 
reaching Seattle, by a member of the 
])arty first attempting the ascent of Mt. 
McKinley, of a large lick less than 100 
yards from the south shore of the lake, 
and in the same general direction as the 
other one. It was therefore apparent 
that; while neither of my informants 
knew of both licks, they were evidently 
in the same drainage basin and not more 
than a mile aoart. 
Feeling satisfied it was near the shore 
lick the guides had seen the five moose, 
and as it would be accessible by canoe 
and less disturbed by tramping about on 
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