HUNTING THE MUSK-OX 



Others of our party, who were less interested in photog- 

 raphy than I, responded promptly to Percy's appeal for 

 assistance, and immediately upon the accomplishment of my 

 object his was also etfected, and the night's sport was ended 

 at the cost of the lives of nine noble animals. 



I might add that, although many other opportunities of 

 destruction were 



working similar 



afforded me during the 



THE HUNTER HUNTED. 



continuance of my journey, no recurrence was perpetrated or 

 permitted, knowing that I had already overstepped the boimds 

 of true sportsmanship. 



Upon several subsequent occasions, when suddenly coming 

 upon musk-oxen at close range, I endeavored to obtain good 

 photos of them, but with indifferent success, for the reason 

 that either they or the artist seldom foimd each other's com- 



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