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first day of the season, B. had here secured a nine-pointer. 
They were after a bear in a deep ravine, when, among 
the pendent woods of the opposite face, the form of the 
deer was seen, and a clean shot at two hundred yards 
with the Paradox, raking the elk from chest to stern, 
promptly settled the business and stocked our larder 
for half the season. 
Leaving the gruesome work to those interested, we 
climbed the steep south slope of Eognvas-fjeld, where 
the golden eagle yearly breeds. The two nests (used 
alternately) project, huge masses of sticks, from crevices 
of the crag, and though inaccessible from above or below, 
could be approached within forty yards from the side. 
The nests, as is usual with this species, are placed in the 
loicer series of the precipice. While we were there, both 
eagles passed overhead; and we also observed to-day 
one black woodpecker, and discordant parties of Siberian 
jay. Fieldfares, titlarks and finches were seen (Septem¬ 
ber 19th) packing into flocks. 
On the berry-clad ridges of Eognvas-fjeld, “ Bengel ” 
took a luft (scent), and with a strong breeze, following 
direct on scent, soon took us to game. Forty yards 
beneath us stood an elk, unluckily a cow with her calf. 
For half-an-hour we enjoyed watching them browse on 
the birches. The cow was very black, carrying a long 
beard, while the sleek pile of the calf looked hairless, 
almost toadlike. They had just laid down when we 
gave them our wind, and both went up the opposite face, 
the calf hardly losing a yard, either on the steep rocks 
or while crossing the black moss-hags above, where both 
sank half-knee deep in the peat. After witnessing 
their departure, we ceased to wonder that elks had 
