THE MOOSE HEAD AT THE PAN-AMERICAN. 



I notice in the editorial department of 

 January Recreation an inquiry regarding 

 a moose head measuring 67 inches, which 

 it is supposed was exhibited by the On- 

 tario government at the Pan-American 

 Exposition. 



I do not know certainly that the head 

 was exhibited by the Ontario government, 

 but I had in my hands, for the purpose of 

 mounting, a head, photo of which 1 here- 

 with enclose you. The antlers had an ex- 



treme spread of 67 inches, number of prongs 

 16 and 17, width of palm 18 and 19 inches, 

 inside beam 42 inches, circumference of 

 burr close to head 14 inches. The horns 

 are a beautiful rich brown color, and sym- 

 metrical. The head was large, and in pro- 

 portion with the horns. The skin was a 

 beautiful dark color, and the whisker, or 

 bell, was intact, measuring 12$ inches. 



This moose was shot on the Demoine . 

 river, which is a tributary of the Ottawa 

 river, about 50 miles from Pembroke, by 

 an Indian named Batice Seymo. The 

 head was secured by R. A. McCracken, 

 agent for the E. B. Eddy Company at Big 

 Lake, who brought it to me, for mounting. 

 Mr. McCracken afterward presented it to 

 Mr. W. H. Rowley, secretary-treasurer of 

 he E. B. Eddy Company at Ottawa, Ont- 

 tario. I understood the head was to go to 

 the American exposition at Buffalo. 



I handle a large number of moose heads, 

 and I find in this head a most remarkable 

 thing, which you will notice in the photo; 

 namely, that it attains its greatest meas- 

 urement 19 inches from the burr forward 

 on the front palm, both sides being well 

 developed. 



This head is now in possession of Mr. 



Rowley at Ottawa. If you, or any reader 

 of Recreation, may wish any furtherin- 

 formation I shall be most happy to fur- 

 nish it. 



G. H. Belaire, Pembroke, Ontario 



Regarding the moose head at the Pan- 

 American Exposition the statement as to 

 its measurements is correct, it was mount- 

 ed for the Ontario Government, by Messrs. 

 Oliver Spanner & Co., of this city, and it 

 was on view in their shop window. It is a 

 fine specimen, said to be the largest ever 

 killed in Ontario. It was killed near Po- 

 wassan, about 20 miles South of the Town 

 of North Bay, on Lake Nippising. 



H. F. Overton, Toronto, Canada. 



The moose head about which you inquire 

 was killed at Powassan, Ontario. The 

 spread was exactly 66 inches. This head is 

 in the possession of the Provincial Gov- 

 ernment. 



Two heads obtained near Sturgeon Falls, 

 Ontario, about a year ago, measured 56 and 

 S3 T A inches respectively. These 3 heads 

 were in our Forestry building at the Pan- 

 American Exposition. 



Oliver Spanner & Co., Toronto, Canada. 



HOW TO MAKE A CAMP. 



Camp life, because of its simplicity, is 

 rapidly coming into vogue. Here are a few 

 simple directions : 



Secure a good forest and a fair sized lake 

 in some uninhabited region where game 

 abounds, and clear away a tract of 3 or 4 

 acres. This can be made into a fine lawn 

 with a few hundred carloads of imported 

 sod. In the centre erect your buildings. 

 The main building need not be more than 

 3 stories high, and can be built of white 

 marble on the outside and white mahogany 

 on the inside. A good living house liKe this 

 can be put up for about $20,000. The serv- 

 ants' quarters should be separate. So should 

 the barn. A boat house can be built on the 

 lake, and a wharf not more than a mile long 

 is desirable. After this, all you need is a 

 windmill for pumping water, an electric 

 light plant, 3 or 4 steam launches, an ice 

 house, a bowling alley and a ping pong 

 court. The whole affair need not cost more 

 than $100,000. — Life. 



It is a great pleasure to get subscriptions 

 for Recreation, which is so alive and up- 

 to-date. All I did was to give my friends 

 a back number and they all say Recrea- 

 tion is the best sportsmen's journal pub- 

 lished. 



Walter Harris, San Gabriel, Cal. 



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