DRAWN BY HENRY SANDMAM. ENGRAVED BY H. BAKER. 



"the SIOLX INDIANS BELIEVED IN A MONSTROLS MOOSE WHICH COL'LD STRIDE WITH EASE 

 THROUGH EIGHT FEET OF SNOW." 



hoof almost perpendicularly above their head, 

 and then cutting forward and down — a blow 

 that would tear a man nearly in two. The 

 lightning-like quickness of the movement does 

 not give time to dodge, and there is no warning. 

 In the autumn, when wounded in the body or 

 brought to bay, a full-grown bull is a very dan- 

 gerous animal; by some hunters of wide ex- 

 perience they are thought to excel the grizzly 

 bear in downright ugliness. A case occurred in 

 Maine in 1885 of a bull attacking two men on 

 sight, and keeping them treed for hours, a not 

 uncommon event when they are wounded. 



The battles between the bulls — the only oc- 

 casion when their huge antlers come into use- 

 are described as being simply terrific, and of- 

 ten result in the death of one or both of the 

 combatants. The double fenders or brow-ant- 

 lers do the most damage, although the whole 

 horn, so massive and firmly supported by the 

 stout neck, deals fearful blows. The shock be- 

 tween two of these animals can safely be left 

 to the imagination, for a large bull usually 

 weighs about 1000 pounds, and they are some- 

 times killed weighing from 1200 to 1500 

 pounds, which is about the limit. Cases, how- 



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