Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-13
MOOSE TINE IN QUEBEC
Many Hunters Already There
Enjoying Sport Fit For Kings.
CANE REPORTED TO BEPLENTIFUL,

CAME REPURTED To BIZ PLbNI1f U LIE
Locations of Some of the Camps.
Rev. DIR. Rainsford's Complaint
Against Wholesale Slaughter of
Big Game-Connecticut Mans sue
ceSsfuI Expedition In Northern
Quebec.
The hunting season for moose and
caribou in the Ottawa and Pontiac dis
tricts of the province of Quebec opened
on oct. l inst. and already large
number of American SpOrtsmen nave
gone into that section of the country,
and ali report the game to be plentiful,
says the New York sun. Charles Mil
Ter of the Standard Oil company was
at the head of party of hunters who,
although only few days in the woods,
succeeded in getting three fine moose
and several red deer.
Senator EdmundS of Vermont, who
las fished and hunted in various parts
of Canada for many years. is now aft
or caribou in what is known as the
gardens" of CharleVoiS. the Swampy
plains n little inland from the st. Law
renee and TO the west of the Saguenay.
This was formerly Il favOrite hunting
ground of English army officers when
stationed ut Quebec.
The Rev. DIR. Rainsford of St
Georges church. New York, is hunting
in the valley of the Metapedia, not far
from his salmon fishing grounds. He
has forwarded to the government at
Quebec n vigorous complaint of the
wholesale slaughter of big game car
ried on by poachers in that part of the
country. He reports that he has seen
in the woods the skinned carcaSSes OF
il moose and caribou that had been
slain out OF season for their heads and
skins.
George II. y. johnson of Bridgeport
Conn. has just returned home from
his thirtySiXth annual hunting eXpedi
ton and declares it the most success
fui he ever had. He killed n large
caribou bull and Il bull moose. Most
Of his hunting in former years was
done in the AdirOndackS or Maine.
This season he went to the territory of
the Triton Fish and Game club in
northern Quebec, of which he is Il
member. His hunting companions
were John y. Delaney. +. Z. Delaney
ana J. Dunbar Wright. all of New
York city. Mr.. Johnson got a big
caribou the first day after he went
into camp. The country for miles
around the lake upon the edge OF
which he had campcd is dotted with
small ponds, few of which have ever
been visited by white men, no trails
having been cut into them. Joe Yer
rault. JobnSon's Indian guide knew
them all. however, having trapped
over them for many winters. The
hunters started early on Sept. II, and
two miles from camp, upon reach
ing the margin of i Iaarshy sa-
wanna, were gratificd To see upon the
other side of il, about Il third of Il
mile away. two caribou, a bull and
COW, quietly feeding together. There
was no way of approaching near
enough to them for shot unobservcd.
so they concealed themselves behind
the bushes. while the Indian sought to
lure the majestic looking bull to de-
struction by initiating the short and
Grun, hOarsc Grunts of a caribou COW.
The bull raised his beautiful antIerCd
head and listened attcntivcly for a mo-
mcnt.
Without apparently another thought
for the mate beside him. he turned
and ran toward what seemed to him
another and Il new love call in the dis
lance. His INCONSISTENCY cost him Lis
lie. The wind was blowing from him
in the direction OF the concealed hunt
ers. and 50 he got no scent of approach
ing danger He did not halt till he was
within hundred yards of his am
pushed foes. As lie raised his head
again TO sniff and listen Il bullet from
Mr.. JOhnsOn'S rifle crashed into the
proud looking beast just inside the
left shoulder.
On Sept. Il Mr.. johnson started out
alone at the break of day to visit a
pond where he had been before with
Nerrault and where the Indian was to
join him an hour later and try TO call
a moose. He lad not walked 20 min
uteS before lie came upon fresh
moose trail. Following it cautiously
for some distance, he came within 40
feet of a medium size bull moose,
which turned and looked at him. As
Johnson was alone it was not without
some nervousness that he raised his
rifle, aimed and fired. The bullet cut
away and severed the animals bell.
the tuft or tasSel of hair that he bears
upon his breast. 1t traversed the whole
length of his body. The moose leaped
into the air, gave q couple of plunges
and fell dead. On his way back to
camp Mr.. Johnson met his guide about
thrce-eighths OF Il mile from where he
had shot the moose. He was running
to tell him that two large moose We're
in TIE water of n small lake by which
he had just passed, feeding upon the
lily pads. They ran back together and
found the two moose still in the wa
ter. but swimming toward the farther
side. 1t was the work Of a minute
for Verrault TO launch his birch bark
canoe and start in pursuit, with John
son in the middle of the canoe. Mr.
johnson fired at the moose as they