A SNOW-BOUND MOOSE. 



F. O. WALKER. 



Here is a picture of a cow moose that 

 was captured near Rumford Falls, Maine, 

 in February last. A timber hunter started 

 her in a yard near Long Pond. She ran 

 down a logging road to a point near Por- 

 ter's camp. There she took the railroad 

 and went 2 miles to Rock creek, which is 



of Houghton, and F. M. Thomas, of And- 

 over, were sent out to do the work. The 

 moose was finally loaded on a sled and 

 hauled to the railroad track, where she 

 was placed on a hand car, taken to Mr. 

 Houghton's farm and put in his barn. 

 There she was fed full rations of hay, oats 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY F. O. WALKER 



COW MOOSE, CAPTURED NEAR RUMFORD FALLS, ME. 



crossed by a trestle. At that point she 

 left the track, crossed over a deep stream, 

 and got caught in a snow bank on the other 

 side. 



She was unable to get out of that and 

 Game Commissioner Carleton was notified 

 that she was swamped. He promptly 

 issued an order to have her taken care of, 

 either by fencing or by roping. Henry 

 Keenan, of Rumford Falls, F. D. Abbott, 



and brush, and rapidly gained strength. A 

 few days later E. H. Stuart, superintend- 

 ent of Merrymeeting Park, at Lewiston, 

 acting under instructions from Game Com- 

 missioner Carleton, went to Houghton, 

 took charge of the moose and shipped her 

 to that point. She is now in the park, 

 seems perfectly contented, and will prob- 

 ably remain there permanently. 



Her Father — You are too young to mar- 

 ry. Wait and you will get over this love. 



Herself — That is what I am afraid of. — 

 Indianapolis Press. 



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