New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-18

i L., tinc, anu rUai noonmonly we'll. Very much
| like q married man, when he gets aW'N On IA Comes
| friends Yacht for a couple OF months. anu o'.J
hach onite hrohtened M at the end OF his ttip anu
positively agreeable and ood-empereu ~ nnJ iS 20
| and family insomuch that they are i'gn' s'' "
see HIM home again. ,.s..4o
ar orrse the stalkers great object in life is 10
shoot one of tneso big bucks but it is desire SCI
dom realized. as they are very restless anu W. W.
haunt the most secluded and diiheut country
have only met with two others I'D TINS eNpeuIe;i
and those the skipper saw retiring at e"ou s"iNs
ing trot over the heights of Memurutuhge9. .;o,
We have obtained some interesting lll9lnI'''e a.
| from .Jens about the horns of the rclnueei; 40
| everyone knows both the bncks ana does i uaso
horns hut they shed them at different times: tnoo
| of the does and smaller bucks are now in veiyet.
| and will not get properly hard until Octouc'' tpy
will then remain all through the winter, anu 10
| she'd in the spring. But the large DUCKS LAY
I their horns hard nov. and will shed them III tno
winter aud so be defenceess during the thho "non
| the snow lies thickest.
All this is undoubtedly true for Jens is thoroughly
trustworthy in his facts but what is the reason -
! Jens does not know. but he gives US dmVVnci
| fact In the winter. when the stor DOCKS nay a
no horns the is often so deep that onIS tuo
strongest deer can scrape it away to lay pare the
moss which at that season forms their 1000 !hen
the does and smaller bucks ana WIN w., 80
| are saved from starvation, while the ill-treated
stor books have to work double tides IN order 70
| get anything TO eat.
Mr. Steele's excursion in the wilds of Maine re-
sembles that of The Three in that 1t was maze oV
| the help of canoes. and embraced great dsai vi
! tront-fshiny In company with a friend and three
! guides the author started from Moosehead LAKE, III
| tbc month of September, and after dnculU JOUR
| new of 400 miles first northward and then east
| ,ora through lakes ponds and streams and over
tollsome p0rtages. reached British territory ny way
| of the Aroostook River. The party trapped beaver
and shotpartridges; but they were reduced to very
| short commons some time before they issued from
the WILDERNESS and they suffered severely from the
cold The difficulty of their tramp through an I'M
| known country was enormously increased by inc
unprecedented dryness of the season. Some OF inc
streams upon which they expected to foat IN com
fort had almost disappeared and they were obliged
| to drag their loaded canoes long distances;
! After arranging our camp we sent the guides
ahead TO explore the country in advance and ascer-
tain the pitch of water IN Maanngun Stream. -.
"There's more work ahead" SAID hiram I'D his
| consulate tone of voice returning to camp the
waters lest about deep enough TO hoat turtle.
We're in for lonk drag an I'm afeard orr canoes
somcthins done TO perfect en-. , A.. ~,
council was held ana at the suSgesu9h Oh
Nichols we at last decided to uulld sheds or
shoe" for our canoes. and drag them through the
bed of the stream twelve miles to the Arooslook
River
Little by-little our provisions had given out.
First the sugar then the hard tack ana c0Iee, wIe
potatoes and Indian meal bad been thlng ol Ine
past for many days The trout had lclt the summer
noos for their spawning beds, and notwthstand-
ing the state of larder, we had no time 10 scer-
| tain their wheIeabouts. .., $50
Occasionally we shot duck or partridge We
odded plcuty of water to the stew to make suill-
Gent for the party aud in consequence had an un-
substantial meal ~, ,. ~ ,;,,,,
| on the flesh of beavers, but now being I'D haste We
had little time TO set our traps o,,no.. sto,oa
! ON the goth of October starvation almost staieu
ms i'm The face Oul breakfast this day consisted OF
| the last portion OF beaver Hesh ana Il cup Oh tea
| without milk or sugar.
| - believe I'd give ten dollars mOuthful for an
other meal like that, though II only an appetizer
| said Hiram, arising IRON the frugal fepast. - :;
Hiram" remarked the Colonel puts me IN IN
| mind of an Engshman | met some weeks ago at
| The fremont Hotel, Boston The gentleman SAT aI
nv table and for four mornings IN succession had
noticed him call tor dried behring's and coffee OF
which he made his entire meal. | was wonderfully
interested and on the nth morning TO satlsiy my
| curiosity mad the audacity to question MIN
| cav my friend, YOU must excuse me: Dut 10 you
| ont those berrngs from a medicinal II otIve or be-
| cause you really love them 7 Well he answered,
| viii drawl Il don't exactly Lore them but along
| about ! o'clock in the morning there creeps over
| me such glorious thirst that wouldn't take nifty
Bnt this was no time for storytelling and we i'm
| canoes.
The guide soon felled a number Of tall cedars and
| dragged them into camp. ,
then we split them into boards ten feet in length
hall an inch in thickness and tapering from four to
two inches in width, the troadest eAtremiteS zap
ping one another at mldshlpS.
SIXTEEN of these strips were necessary for each of
tho three canoes and we're fastened their bottoms
by Dcing split at the edges and drawn tghtly To-
Gather with strips OF cedar bark which through
the Sits and passing upward were tied securely TO
the thwarts. Thus the graceful form OF the birch
| was lost in the rough outline OF a boat.
| For four DAYS abOred necessarily at our TASK
and from the splitting of the great logs to the I'M
! ishing of the wood had as tools only an axe ana
penknife.
| these we subsisted during our forced encampment.
fine otter four feet in length was shot near camp;
but his flesh proved too hshy 1or US, naIlaiSIeG
| voices dropped from his taIons trout OF over TWO
pounds III weight, suggesting TO our minus Israel
| itish experience.
| Among all irving circumstances we kept at work,
and oheered one another by incessaIt Jokes on the
| situation
At last the shoeing" of the canoes was accom-;
| plished, and Tepacking our luggage we paddied
| fown fhe dead water of Mansungun Stream, and
| nassed falls five miles below. -
| Although the morning was lowery, We Ittle
tbongbt we had selected the worst day of the entire
tour for the passage OF the river but so 1t proved
| Soon the heavens grew DARK, the DlriS sought
| shelter in the wooded depths, the wind hOwled
among the tall forest trees, and the rain, beginning
first With light Showers increased at last in volume
| TO a perfect deluge
In the midst of this we were obliged to disembark
| from our canoes and drag them through the rocky
he'd of the river and the good results OF the shoe
| ing at once became manifest. .
You look out foI the bow, me look out Tor stern.
! yelled Nichols, crOwdng my canoe forward over
| The lodges of rocks and through the shallow water
| of the stream pushed onward, followed Dy inc
| remainder of the party. ,
| We soon realized that we were in for hard work.
| Mile after mile we dragged the canoes, at one
| moment plunCing into some unseen hole almost to
| onr waists the next instant striking ledge with
hardly sufficient water to cover cur feet, while the
| rain poured in torrents upon us. 1t was water
| above and water below aud when we were
Thoroughly wet IT made little difference from which
| source it came
| Occasionally we reached water sufficiently deep to
noot us n short distance. but after few trials
fonnd it less fatguing to remain III the stream all
| the time.
| pulled and hauled until every muscle seemed
- 10 dc ton zion of fiddle string and before