sport in an Untouched A tnerican Wilderness 



Modern Acadian Travelling. 



moose may come very near the sportsman, 

 the latter cannot see his intended victim ; 

 and the result is, that four moose are 

 w^ounded and lost for every one that is 

 killed on the spot after dark. Braithv^aite 

 never calls at night, but trusts to his ability 

 to outwit the moose in broad daylight. 



When the guide uttered the remark 

 above quoted v^^e were camped on Little 

 Southwest Lake, a body of water about four 

 miles long. Getting into the canoe the 

 next morning, we paddled up to the head 



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