Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-05
A BABY MOOSE.
It Was the Only One Ever Reared In
Captivity.

William r. Hornaday writes for Har-
per's Young People the following
description of the only baby moose ever
reared in captivity--in fact the only one
ever seen by person capable OF deserib-
ing it:
when we steamed into rock-bound
Byng Inlet, at the mouth of the Magneta-
wan River, q few miles east of French
River, it was to meet live moose baby
two weeks old that Lo, the poor Indian,
had brought down to sell. Did we buy
it? OF course we did, or we would not
dare TO come home and tell OF it; and
whom our fishing was all done, and tho
pestiferous black.fies had bitten us UNI
til they wore tired, we made large crate,
put the little moose within, and brought
her back TO Buffalo with us.
AT first her acquisition was viewed by
certain members of the household with
genuine dismay As baby aud a pet
she was so very long-legged and loose
jointed so misunderstanding, so homely
and so odd that her unreserved adoption
into the family seemed impossible. But,
as her champion anticipated, the other
members of the family have succeeded
in their efforts to live up to her standard.
We named her Miss Byng, because we
found her at Byng Inlet, and her long
| legs have walked right into the affections
Of us all. She appreciates the efforts
that have been made TO appreciate her,
and treats us accordingly
ITO every stranger she is living con-
undrum for outside of moose-land 10
one has yet recognized her species
without help. Because of her long ears
most persons pronounce her young
donkey. A few have decided after sage
consideration, that she is cross between
a donkey and deer. The total alb
sence of tail is explained by the sup
position that it has been cut or bitten
off.
/ ANY one in this country is excusable
for not recognizing her species unaided
| would not dare to say what | might
have called her had | met her first il
Cawnpore instead of Canada. She hai
as yet only an indication of the long
overhanging and half prehensile nos,
which is so noticeable feature of the
fully grown moose.
| AVi toipl 10 uuilhlu
of the shade called sandy darkest OF
the body, and palest on the legs. Th
hair is longest on the hump and back o
the neck where it is between two an
three inches in length, wavy, and tippe
with black; it is also black underneath
and forms short erect name on til
hind quarters it is two inches long, ant
also strongly tipped with black on tn
body it is an inch or more in length, yer,
wavy in texture, and forms dens,
woolly coat. Indeed, the whole neck an,
body would be described by technica
describer as densely hairy The hal
on the ears is fine, SOFT and abundant
aud of a beautiful gray color, while OF
the head it is sandy, like that of the body
but smooth and fine. The chin is black
the lips are blush, and the eyes ar
black-blue. The hair on the legs is short
straight, close, and lighter in color thar
| that on the body.
=" SO much for the personal appearance,
of baby moose three months old. He
color and the quality of her hair are
almost exactly similar to that of "a buffalo
calf of the same age, while the hump o,
the shoulders and the shortness of tbs
neck render the resemblance still more
striking"