THE WILD LIFE OF LAKE SUPERIOR 



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PORCUPINE AND VARYING HARE TAKING THEIR OWN PICTURES AT NIGHT 



Rock-salt was placed between stones, to attract the deer. When the flash was fired, the 

 developed plate showed in front a salt-loving porcupine, while in the rear is a varying hare, 

 of similar taste, in the act of running into a string attached to the stake behind. 



Photographs by George Shiras, 3d 



DIFFERENT VISITORS ON THE EOEEOWING NIGHT: WHITEEISH LAKE 



To prevent small animals firing the flash, as shown in the picture at the top of the page, a 

 balsam top was placed over the salt, raising the string several feet, where it was not so 

 noticeable in the mass of branches. Such contrasting and unsuspected scenes illustrate the 

 fascinations of the automatic flashlight 



