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AN UNFORTUNATE WOODCHUCK 
CHAS. F. HICKOK. 
One day last June while going from my 
lodge at Pictured Rocks to Grand Marais, 
I met an old bear trapper by the name of 
Perry, at a point on Lake Superior known 
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him his 2 dogs, Bucco and Roamy. Bucco 
was a little brindle of about the build of 
a fox terrier. Roamy was of the coach 
dog type and considerably larger. As 
Perry and I sat talking I saw a large 
woodchuck coming down the trail. About 
the same time Bucco saw and made for 
the chuck. A lively battle ensued in 
which the woodchuck held his own beauti- 
fully. Had not matters taken a turn in 

AMATEUR PHOTO BY CHAS. S. HICKCK, GRAND MARAIS, MICH. 
STRETCHING THE TRUTH. 
Bucco’s favor, I think the fight would 
have terminated in bold Bucco’s getting 
severely whipped. Perry, seeing how the 
battle was likely to end, slipped from 
Roamy’s neck the rope with which he had 
the dog made fast to his own belt. Roamy 
made a dash on the scene of battle which 
quite upset Bucco’s fighting tactics. <A 
few good shakes from the larger dog and 
the life had gone out of the gritty little 
chuck. Bucco, however, was not a little 
angry with the larger dog for interfer- 
ing in his affairs and grabbing the wood- 
chuck by the hind leg he attempted to 
take it from Roamy, thus claiming the 
victory. At that juncture I touched the 
button of my camera, securing a negative 
which for novelty is not often excelled. 

RECRIEA TION, 
PHOTO BY LIEUT. C. F. O/KEEFE. 
A CORNER OF THE OLD FORT AT CAVITE, 
SHOWING WHERE ONE OF DEWEY’S 
SHELLS LANDED. 




AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. H. WRIGHT- 
LISTENING TO A LECTURE. 


