Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-25
WONDERFUL DOG.
HE BRINGS IN TROUT AND
 DUCK FROM THE LAKE.
Puts Out Fire in the Hunters Camp
 by Bringing and Pouring Water other Knowing Tricks-owned by a
 Maine Huntsman, Q

Haze Huson, noted hunter in the wilderness around SquaW Pond ake, in Aroostook county, Maine owns a mon gres dog which much fine gold cannot buy. This dog knows nothing about the pampered life which his city cop- sins lead. He answers to the name of Sam, is three years old and weighs forty pounds. Haze got him when pup from a Tobique River Indian. giv- ing in exchange for him two muskrat skins and half pint of red liquor Sam gave sproofs early in his career that he was no ordinary dog. He never wasted time on running after small birds, and has never been known to exert his energy in chasing cats or baying at the moon, but gives ais leisure time to more industrious pur- suits. His sagacity intelligence and remarkable doings have been the top- ics for many an evenings discussion at the village grocery, where the resi- dents of the town congregate twice week to get their letters and papers rom down the state. Huson bas a camp on the shore of Squaw Pond lake, where he spends the greater part of his time, and Sam constantly keeps an eye out for bear. etc. The region abounds in bear, deer, moose and caribou, but Sam has learned the laws of the state and in close time will not chase one Of the animals. However, if any of them strays into the camp yaed, Sam sees to 1t that he does not 'rg remain. No charge of illegal killing has ever been laid at the dogs door, so to speak. AS a fisherman Sam mas become an expert In the lake near by are many fine trout that are not molested by the high-priced kit of the city fisherman, and the dog spends much of his time on the shores of the lake, where he watches with great interest the slimy bottom of the lake where ths trout come up to feed off the water weeds, When Huson wants trout for dinner he calls Sam and tells the anin'al to bring a trout Sam immediately goes to the shore of the lake, watches few minutes, and then swims out. Shortly after he dives toward the bottom. and
 
 pears at the surface he has the fish in his mouth. Sam dislikes chub, cells and suckers and never touches them. Near the lake there are fine fioclxs of ducks. They come up in the fall and remain for few weeks, and Sam Is then on velvet His long suit is catch ing ducks He enters the water soms distance from where a flock is, and swims along carefully until within a few feet Of the birds. Then he goes dnder water and rises underneath q duck and pulls 1t under the w1ter. Then he starts for shore, leaves his catch and goes after another. Sam's most notable exploit was last June. Huson's camp is built along the side of a big, sloping rock, the top of which is nearly even with the eyes of the cabin roof. One day, just after din- ner, Haze started in his canoe across the lake. slight fire was burning in the camps stove at the time, and the stovepipe being defective, sparks fell on the dry roof. A flame was soon started, and the camp was in danger of being burned unless something was done quickly to prevent it. Sam was lying in the yard, having his monday nap, when he smelled the smoke. He awoke and found a small blaze on the roof. Without ringing in an alarm by barking the dog rushed into the camp and grabbed water pail in his teeth and ran to the lake. There ha filled the vessel and ran back to the house. climbed the rock and turned the water onto the blazing roof He re- peated this operation several times un- til the fire was extinguished, and be- fore Huson, who had seen the James from his canoe. could reach the house