The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-03-14
INN ENSE HERDS OF DEER
THE BARREN GROUNDS" OF CAM
ADA SWARM WITH GAZE.

Twenty Acres Covered with the Anil
mails Standing Thickly Together
"A Veritable Hunters Paradise,
7 B. TYRELL, of the Geological
Survey, and his party, says an
Ottawa correspondent of the
New York World, tell marvel
ous stories about the game they saw
on their recent journey through the
great "barren grounds" of Canada's
Northwest. No one dreamed that
Canada possessed such immense herds
of deer as were seen by Mr.. Tyrelps
party.
"The sight at times was marvellous"
said Mr.. Tyrell. "When we reached
the edge of the woods north of Lake
Arthabasca, in about the beginning Of
August, we commenced to meet few
deer every day. One evening, just
after going into camp, a deer was
seen standing on little island not
very far away, and my brother went
over and shot it. 1t was very poor in
flesh; nevertheless we found 1t
made pretty good meat On the fol-
lowing day, as we were padding along
a moderately largo lake, one of my
half b. eeds drew my attention to what
| he thought to be the earth moving some
distance away, and on looking through
my glass saw that it was an immense
herd of reindeer. We equipped our
selves with firearms, padded ashore
and walked toward them. There were
thousands in the herd. They were in
bands of two or three hundred each,
and crowded as close as possible
together. 1t was presumed they did
so in order to partially escape the tor
ture of the black flies. Walking in
between q couple of bands we opened
fire, and they stampeded in every
direction. One of the party was OBJ
liged to take refuge behind some heavy
brush to prevent the deer from tramp
ling upon him. Wekille6 aboutseventy
of them. Many were too poor for us,
but the fatter ones furnished rich,
Juicy meat. The choice meat of each
deer, when dried, would average only
about twelve pounds.
CATER remaining there two or
three days, during which we were
engaged drying the meat, we started
taking photographs. We could walk
right into the midst of the deer. AS
we did so they would push u little way
to each side to allow us to pass, ano
then close up the ranks Immediately
behind u.s. The sight was amazing
There we stood, surrounded on every
side by the deer, swaying their long
slender horns to and fro. AS far a
we could see there were counties
herds, covering about twenty acre
each, and standing as thick as the.
could mass together.
Gas we proceeded further nortl
herds were constantly met with graz
, ing on the sides of the hills Th
, weather was something like that o
, November here, but the ground wa
l always wet. In the summer the dee
. live on grass and in the winter chief.
0 on moss. After the month of Angus
Q we shot very few, the old ones we say
e being wild and almost unapproachable
D In the fall and winter they make thei
4, way to the edge of the woods in orde
: to get shelter from the fearful gale
o that blow over the barren ground.
/ "Those deer differ considerabl
Q from the ones in this part of the couI
S try. They are about the height c
the Virginia deer, but somewha
. stouter and heavier; their horns ar
/. larger and more branching. The
d shed their coats in July, and at tha
If time are often very rough in appear
N ance and poor in flesh; but toward
G the end of August, when they get the
j. new coats, they begin to pick mp an
: fatten. Their skins are good an
i warm, but the hair, being brittle
|. breaks off and renders it valueless {
:, fur"