The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-03
FIGHT WITH A MOOSE,
A BATTLE TO THE DEATH VITA 8
GIANT or THE FOREST.

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finest hunting grounds in the world. 1t is
n region Astounding with deer, moose, carl
buu and other wild animals.
DIR. Charles Granville, an English physi-
clan who resides on the lake, had an adven-
ture with gigantic bull moose that rivals .
In excitement any Of the blood curllng
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 that he had found tracks OF a big |
moose on the shore Of Lake Squatic. Lake |
Squatic is about 10 miles distant from No /
tire Dame du Lac.
At o'clock the next morning the physi- ]
clan aroused his guests 5, aud they took their /.
places In the birch bark canoe which had /.
been provided for their accommodation. In I.
the party were +. +. Pleduow Of La Crosse
aud George ~ llowlandso Chicago Gippe !
Tippr and another guide accompanied the
party.
After an hours steady work the canoe de
bouched from the lake into the Squatic
river, where the high banks lowered aloft
fringcd with oak and pine. Twenty min.
utes' hard padding, and the voyagers
gently sopiug shores of which were fringed
with deep woods.
Eniouing 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, DR..
Granville stepped ont on the shore. Mr..
Howlands followed, accompanied by Gippe
Iippe All pushed Mt once quickly but ST.
luntly forward. 1t was hardly daylight in
the dense forest.
Suddenly, just rs the party Of four men
reached the edge OF an open glade, there
was aqucer sound heard.
"Nouerl Nuurr.'
1t was the cry of the male moose calling
to its mate. Instantly Gippe dropped on
his knees, and putting two very dirty fin
fers almost entirely within his mouth gave
forth the answering cry of the female:
"Nouee! Nouecl"
From the direction Of the sounds it seemed
as If the animal was only few yards right
ahead. Every one was on the very tiptoe Of
expectation. 1t was DR. Grnnville's wish to
give his guests the first chance at n shot,
and he moved Plednow and Howlands to
the front. As they crept quietly along
through the undcrbrush skirting the
glades the surface Of small green knoll
was tNPCs'u aEdiHsI u Underground Oh gray
shy Tor moment. On the top OF the Knoll,
with us splendid head erect ana Its great
abtlers branching aloft, was n superb bull
moose. The doctor moved aside to permit
Mr.. Plednow to come up.
Aim just below the shoulder" whisper
ed the physician.
Plednow caught his breath and put his
rifle up to his shoulder, where it seemed to
stay for nm eternity. Al last he Dullpl tho
trigger. There was 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 snort of rage and defiance, the
iniuriated animal charged down the slope.
scatter FOR your lives" shouted Gippe,
at the same time plunElng into the under
brush.
IIcdnow, however, though u bad shot,
stood his ground lie looked rs if he was
entirely accustomed to encounters of the
kind as he again raised his rifle.
II have got another barrel, he said calm
ly.
The doctor was hardly the man to desert
his guest IN such an emergency, but lie
knew that the best shot IN the world could
not hit charging moose in that kind of
light The next moment lie had seized
PlcduoW, who Is small man, around the
| waist threw him uvcrhis shoulder and ran
for his life, ran rs one would think it i'm
possible Tor u man To run burdened with Il
rifle and fellow being. After the two
came the moose, crashing through the
bushes as If they were grass in bayfield,.
There was "a niue hollow or depression half
filled with dead leaves and branches, and
into this crashed the doctor and his friend,
and both fell The next moment the moose
was on top OF them.
With one OF ITS sharp fore feet firmly
planted on Plednow's chest, whom the
blow had Knocked unconscious, the moose
endeaVored to transliX hun with its sharp
antler points Gippe and Howlands both
leNeled thelr riIles, nut mixed lndiscrlmi-
nately with moose ana Hylng branches the
doctor was seen engaged in n terrific hand
to hand hGht with the enraged animal. 10
shoot was out oil the question.
In the htrce rush OF tine animal, which
had sent P!ednow ana the doctor head over
heels into the little hollow, the doctor'sriile
had been sent Summing from his hand in
TO the pushes but IL would nave been
useless weapon IN that close encounter.
With one hand grasping the left antler of
the moose close to lts enormous head, with
the other the plucNy physician drew his
long hunting KNIFE ana plunged 1t forward
into the bulls shoulder. II missed making
any kind OF wound that served to domore
Than doubly enrage the maddened animal.