The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-30
THE MOSES HOME.
a GREAT BREEDING PLACE
FOUND IN MINNESOTA.
q large Herd Discovered I'm an AL
most Inaccessible Tract OF
Ilmber-A Man freed By
the Stampede.
THE breeding nIoco - a.

AhOOSC nus DCen discover ed
i says a Tower (NIinn. letter
o TO tie New York Press. These
animals are multiplying rapidly, and
MS the law prohibiting their killing
does not expire for two years vet, il is
believed that moose soon will be mora
plentiful IN Minnesota than tho red
doer.
The home OF the moose is in the will.
delne bounded hy Red Lake, the
Nerml1on River and the Rainy River.
IN the lar northern part of the State,
"hlch Is seldom visited except by
prospectors and pine land locators.
The country is almost inaccessible.
ana the largest game animals left in
Inc Northwest herd there undisturbed.
For three years it has been known
that The Minnesota moose had one
great breeding ground, somewhere in
the north of the State. but until now
no one has known where this place
was. Ben jackson and Gustave Her
man, pine land 'Iocators," are the
men who found the breeding place of
the moose by accident. Jackson had
narrow escape from death in couse.
qucnce.
The two men were in town q few
days ago, fresh from the woods, and
Mr.. Herman said to me:
1--WE were mp in township 6O.2O
north, looking up pine lands, and in
our wandcrinas came to an excellent
tract many miles in circumference
we determined to make careful in.
spection of the timber, and so entered
from opposite sides. The snow was
henvy, but we made good progress on
our snow shoes. Along in tho after
noon L came to something which made
mo open wide my eyes. 1t was huge
moose yard, in which were, ut the
least calculation, fully 800 moose. AS
lar rs L could see among the trees
there were moose, big bulls and
smaller COWS
II observed the herd for some time
and then attempted to get closer
must have made sCmo noise, for tbe
entire herd started OF in the opposite
direction. Alter the animals had gone.
leaving a beaten path in the deep
snow many rods wide, | made tour
OF the yard, and found from dozen
indications that it was an old STAMP.
ing'plnce.
The trees were denuded of bnrls
and small branches, ond in many
places the hard ground was cut up as
though by piow. I found the skcle
tons of two big bull moose, with The
antlers firmly interlockei. These
bones evidently had been there for
years, and told OF desperate battle.
hearing nothing from jackson. who
was about due, l started of on the
tran left by the moose. The animals
had made n road through the snow
over which an army could have
marched.
small trees were broken and old
5tumps overturned by the moose in
their mad fight, and about n mile
from the yard [ came upon the man.
gled remains of small COW moose
She had, no doubt, fallen as she ran.
and had been trampled TO death by
her companions, as they rushed ON in
their efforts to escape.
Just at dusk found Jackson. lie
was up pine tree, at the foot of
which, paving, stamping and snorting
III anger, was bull moose. The ami.
mai had been tearing at the tree with
Its antlers until most of the bark wn7
OIL l fired one shot at the animal.
and he made Off as / Intentionally
missed him when / fired. At the foot
OF the tree lay what was left of Jack
sons rI1c. The stock was broken Of
and trampled into little bits, while
the barrel was bent and twisted"
Yes, and it | had not climbed the
tree when / did, put In Mr.. Jackson.
81 would have met the same fote ~
ana my rifle and my packsack. / was
making my way through the woods
when suddenly noise like hurrl.
cane coming fell upon my car. There
was no wind stirring, and, therefore.
l was at loss to account for the
sound. Just then the herd of moose.
many hundreds strong. camo into
sight, and for minute / felt sick
The animals were headed straight for
me, and, knowing That u bullet or two
would not change them from their
courses, / dropped my rifle and went
up n t1ce like squirrel. The animals
PAID no attention tO mo for O. time.
They dashed along under me. tho
/ ~ iA'AiH.rs W lifU Ile nerd
had gotten pnst, nm old bull. who
seemed to be bigger than all outdoors.
took his stand directly under the
tree, and until Herman came along
Kept trying TO knock down nv refuge.
Later Herman and visited the
ward, and we were convinced that the
animals had made the region breed.
ing ground for many years"
When the moose law went into ef-
feet, five years ngo, there we're few OF
tho animals TO he found. Now thev
can be seen frequently in summer.
They wander into small settlements
in upper Minnesota. There lsr fno
5000 for killing moose. When the
law expires the truo sportsman, the
man who does not believe i'm wnutou
daughter, viii find Northern Mime.
Gotta paradise for hunting.
Penalty or Fave.
Professor Rocntgen is somcuh hat
ANNOYED Qf Ife sudden flr,r Ir.,,f