The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-05
TRIED BY 4 BULL MOOSE
An Ugly Customer, and More to BE
M Feared Than a Bear.

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Mr.. Henry Priest. OF Midway, q
well.known lumberman, has had a
thrilling experience with q bull-moose.
A few days ago he was mt Mud Brook,
near Millinockett Lake, sporting lines
and exploring for timber preparatory
to a lumber operation. For some
time he heard the rampaging and
believing OF an animal some distance
away, but paid no attention to it, as
lie knew by previous experience in the
woods it was moose. Suddenly the
animal appeared in sight, and, seeing
Mr.. Priest, made rush for him, head
down. Mr. Priest is about so years
of age and lame, but knowing how
savage bull moose il at this season
OF the year, he was not slow in taking
q Nelson gait for the nearest tree, in
| to the branches OF which he swung
himself Just in time to escape the in
iuriated moose.
Mr.. Priest was unframed, but
perched in tho tree he had a good
| chance to inspect this monarch OF
the forest" Mr.. Priest says the ami
NAL was huge fellow and would
weigh over half a ton. On his wide,
spreading antlers were twenty-five
prongs, which were pointed and
would pierce the flesh like Damas-
Gus sword.
For an hour the moose walked
about the tree, paved the ground. and
occasionally emitted bellows, which
were anything except music to Mr..
Priests ears. The minutes passed
slowly, seeming like hours to Mr..
Priest in his uncomfortable seat in
the tree. Finally the moose went
away some distance and Mr.. Priest
took the opportunity to slide to the
ground and started for q. white birch
which was somo distance away.
He had safely covered part OF the
space when The jmoose discovered him.
Then there was n wild go.as-y please
race. Mr.. Priest fortunately had q
good start, and reaching the birch
trees struck O. match and touched 1T
to the bark, which catching fire like
finder, the flames with roaring
sound shot into the air. This was a
new experience to the moose, n genuine
surprise. He stood for moment,
looking at the ruddy blaze and listen
ing to the tho cracking flames, when
he turned, and with bound disap-
pcared in tho forest.
The method OF attack with the bull
moose rs with his antlers and fore feet,
the edges OF the hoofs OF which are
as sharp as keen cutlass. Woe to
the man whom the moose attacks.
A person had better struggle with a
bear than to have n contest with a
bull moose when he is in an angry
mood.
A few years ago an Indian who
was camping near Mt, Katahdin call
ed u bull with moose horn. The
bull surprised poor Lo, and he had a
fearful hand to hand struggle. When
Joe Daney, the Indian, who was one
/ OF the tribe at Lincoln Islands, and
quite famous in his day, emerged from
the battle and took refuge IN n tree
he had not shred oil clothing upon
him, and his face aud body bore evil
dence that the struggle had been one
which nearly caused the death ofpoor
Joe.
1T is not unusual for bull moose Mt
this season oil the year to attack men.
The late Moses Wadlcigh, OF Oldtown,
and an Indian were once freed by a
moose. The moose saw fit TO pay
| particular attention to Mr. Wadleigh.
The Indian slid out Of his tree, and,
as he started on the run, said: "Any
news to send down to Oldtown, Mr..
Wadleigh?" Mr.. Wadleigh escaped,
and lived many years to tell ot the
adventure. -Mattawamkcag Special
to the Bangor Daily News.