The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-19
FIGHT WITH 4 MOOSE.
A BATTLE 10 THE DEATH WITH A
GIANT or The FOREST.


orazed MIN Fought Like "a Iury-A
Hunters Canadian Experience witch lie
would Not Care to Duplicate.
Within 80 hours ride Of Chicago, ut Lake .
Temscouta, a beautiful little sheet Of wa .
| Ter In the province Of Quebec, is one Of the I
finest hunting grounds In the world. IL is
u region Astounding with deer, moose, carl /
/ bou and other wild animals.
DIR. Charles Granville, an English physi- /
/ clan who resides on the lake, had an adven- .
/ ture with a gigantic bull moose that rivals |
/ in excitement any of the blood curlling |
/ hunting stories which the wild west could
/ furnish. One night party of the doctors
friends arrived from Chicago and told him
| he must give them some hunting. Gippe
/ Tippe. French Canadian whose knowl-
edge of woodCraft amounts to second ma
ture said tina he had found tracks Of a big
moose on the hoe of Lake Squatic La';e
Suuatic is abe 1t 10 miles distant from No
ire Dame du &C,
At O'Clock the next morning the physi-
clan aroused is quests, and they took thti
places in the oirh bark canoe which had
been provided for their accommodation. in
the party wer T. f. Plednow of La Crosse
aud George y Howlandsof Chicago. Gip7e
Tippe and an, cher guide accompanied the
party.
After an no RS steady work the canoe de-
bouched from the lake into the Squaiic
river, where &c high banks lowered alCft
fringed with lak and pine. Twenty min
utes hard lad Hing, and the voyagers
emerged upor broad sheet of water, the
gently slopinl shores of which were fringed
with deep woods.
Enioining the strictest silence upon the
occupants of both canoes the doctor direct
ed the boatmen toward the left bank of the
lake. Taking Mr.. Plednow with him, DIR.
Granville stepped out on the shore. Mr..
Howlands followed, accompanied by Gippe
Tippe. All pushed at once quickly but 81
lently forward. 1t was hardly daylight in
the dense forest
Suddenly, just as the party of four men
reached the edge of au open glade, there
was queer sound heard.
: "Youerl Youer"
1t was the cry of the male moose calling
TO its mate Instantly Gippe dropped on
his knees, and putting two very dirty fin
fiers almost entirely within his mouth gave
forth the answering cry of the female:
; "Youeel Noueel"
From the di ERECTION of the sounds it seemed
as if the animal was only n few yards right
ahead. Every one was on the very tiptoe of
expectation. 1t was DIR. Granville's wish to
give his guests the first chance at "A shot,
= and he moved Plednow and Howlands to
: the front. As they crept quietly along
5 through the underbrush skirtng the
glades the surface of small green knoll
e was exposed against background of gray
; sky for a moment. On the top of the knoll,
Il with its splendid head erect and its great
/ antlers branching aloft, was "a superb bull
) moose. The doctor moved aside to permit
y Mr. PlpdnOw to come uD,
Aim just below the shoulder" whisper
, ed the physician.
u Plednow caught his breath and put his
rifle up to his shoulder, where it seemed to
stay for an eternity. At last he pulled the
trigger. There was a loud report. The
bull, stricken above the shoulder, staggered
a moment, and giving vent to aloud below
of defiance turned around on his launches.
Mr. Plednow's bullet had merely scraped
him. With a. snort of rage and defiance, the
Infatuated animal charged down the slope.
Scatter for your lives" shouted Gippe
at the same time plunging into the under.
brush.
Plednow, however, though a bad shot
stood his ground. He looked as if he was
entirely accustomed to encounters of the
kind as he again raised his rife.
II have got another barrel, " he said calm.
~.
The doctor was hardly the man to desert
his guest in such an emergency, but h,
knew that the best shot in the world coulC
not hit charging moose in that kind o.
light. The next moment he had seized
Plednow, who is a small man, around thu
waist, threw him over his shoulder and raj
for his life ran AS one would think it i'm
possible for man to run burdened with
a rifle and follow being. After the TIVE
&c came the moose, crashing through th
a bushes as If they were grass i'll bayfield,
a There was a tile hollow or depression hal
Il filled with dead leaves and branches, al {
n into this crash ed he doctor and his friend
d and both fell. The next moment the moo 81
,e was on top of them.
h With one of its sharp fore feet firmly
n planted on Plednow's chest, whom TIN
n. blow had knocked unconscious, the moos
: endeavored to transfX him with its sharl
Ne antler points. Gippe and Howlands boil
eveled their rifles, but mixed indiscrimi
nately with moose and flying branches tn
doctor was seen engaged in terrific hanC
N. to hand fight with the enraged animal. L,
g shoot was out of the question.
n In the fierce rush of the animal, whicl
ar had sent Plednow and the doctor head owe
heels into the little hollow, the doctor s riff
IT. had been sent skimming from his hand in
nd to the bushes. But it would have been
10 useless weapon in that close encounter
an With one hand grasping the left antler c
N. the moose close to its enormous head, wit
be the other the plucky physician drew hi
cd long hunting knife and plunged it forwar
In into the bulls shoulder. 1t missed maxim
any kind of wound that served to donor
than doubly enrage the maddened ANNA
,in With lunge of its sharpened forefoot
it, struck the doctor just above the knee, criI
,ra Ming him for the moment and rolling hiI
over like a log.
At this moment bullet from Gippe
rifle struck the moose on the right fanl
i'd and In It's desperate ana heaulohg cnare
of AS the moose reached MN the doctor r.
n gained his feet and sprang on one side, bu
NO the giant antler caught him and tossed hiI
,nt on one side like feather.
fbe The next thing he knew he had the moos
9 around the neck, and then he realized tina
en- the struggle must end soon, for he was b
s65 coming rapidly exhausted. Leaning IA
ms over, he slashed viciously at the animi
9 a and succeeded in severing the tendon achi
He les in both its fore legs. The moose uttere
ies n loud below and fell to its knees. Frot
MI ran from its mouth, and its great red tongu
he dropped lolling from its black lips.
III Just then Gippe ran up, and placing I'll
in muzzle of his rifle against the animal
HE side pulled the trigger. When the docto
ia came to, Howlands was bathing his fa'
m with water, aud Gippe was cooking mooi
steaks over a fire in the little clearing. n
bones were broken, but the animal had fal
en- clear over on the physician and bruise
,b- him badly.-Chicago Journal.
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