The sun., 1899-01-22

tNfN lOT t1btn 10 A1tIN ynt1F OunTlcTts NNtl
adopt the plan peeuiisi to all members Of iht
eervidm In northern climes--forminR in single
i,le and pusbi9g forward through the drifts
as he wearles with breaking the road
II Is impossible 70 predict whnt caribou
Of man Sometimes the report OF rife OF
even the sight OF the hunter will cause then
stampede al The snappinR ~ Rep Of 'ies fwls ne TSey
seem to be dull OF sight as. we'll aa vf hearing
as eomnhred with the rel deer, hut TO possess
A Tobiuue hunter. Alex ogilyie, was still.
dTizz Ing rain was falling and when he at empt-
% ed e. nre @ from ON. behind % fallen tree the cags
! then recnnped the gun. but though the caps
exploded they failed TO ignite the powder. AZ
b 6hs SOUND hn Of ne cars swapping the patriarch
peered over at the distracted hunter. Then
ea ne went vent, on lev Yards, where he Jumped up
time he came and looked over the log and ae-
l tnnlly struck at oRllvie with his, hoof. BY
rod Of the log, oEive succeeded @ in reprim-
/ ing his gun and shot the patriarch at SO close
a aara range that the powder ourEed bis hair.
| wind, Gathering their hoofs and scattering the
snow In clouds behind them.
named Dave Crimmins had queer exTe rience
| with caribou, He was walking along the
stove, which kicked m up consderabie cor Oar OF rack.
et; eSor, suddenly ~ Ky he heard q no Sc and turning
iL auyut saw Lnat NJ was ,olloWed Dv Dig Dull
gave little heed TO the animal. When he halt
ed the caribou stood still. but as soon as he re-
Ing his head and showing very no stile front.
This maneuvre was several times repeated.
head Whenever Grim R mi mins s faced @ him him. The i
guide tried to scare the caribou by BANGING
the stove AGAINST the tree. but this only served
minis became really alarmed, dropped the
stSye TSs to the ground ana jumped behind tree.
and walked off into the bushes. When Grim
Minis picked up the stove the animal reap
guide then threw the stove at the caribou and
the e animal turned and disappeared. =,
ing on the Gaspereaux plains. when he saw q
large bull caribou coming straight toward
him through clump of stunted spruce. The
seemed to take no notice Of the Indian. ''Sar-
tn" said Jim. Il tink dat caribou WINS drunk.
ssrtin he was mighty ole caribou, for ne was
blind and had no teeth and no horns" In the
mating mating season Il is not uncommon for caribou
their furious duels for the mastery OF the herd
caribou have DECIDED fear of snowshoe
One afternoon in December, some years ago
5y Henry Br4ithwaite crossed the head Of Little
Going hack to the iakesde for Water Hea he saw
soYsrsd asEs herd es Of caribou Walking up the
the herd, he faced the rank of lowered heads
as though discussing with them the situation.
then struck out in certain direction. but The
herd failed to follow Another bull then stepped
put and examined the track and went back to the
heTd, where another solemn consultation was
held. feld. This bull mapped out different line
IRON IRON that taken by the first; but the herd de,
when he Indicated the proper course to be
and followed him across the lake without hes
ltatlon. There is no doubt tn { caribou have n
os sense keS OF n M ger n
and then released him. He went directly to
the bog. twelve miles away. where he had been
The woodland caribou is first cousin to the
reindeer re S% Of kapIand and I proper care Is taken
easy to domesticate him. In February last
Braithwaite and his friend. Billy Chestnut.
ran pn1, down dow, q drove Of caribou on snowshoes
Srortsmens Exhibition at Boston. The ami
mails were thoroughly ly pumped out when over:
when snoken to kindly scratched on the neck
SEd &c; seemed to lose all far Of their captors;
camp; four miles away: The next day they
would eat moss out of Braithwaite's hand.
n, The guide guide drove them out 10 Richards lug
now and then to nibhie moss from the trees
on the side OF the trail An old bull caribou.
Some of the TobiIne hunters when stalking
caribou on the snow wear suits of white. Tho
by the hunter will sometimes produce imme-
Hate lunacy in an entire herd of carbon. and
faey VIII remain rooted to the sn9t while the
But even in this matter Of dry goods the carl
bou displays a. truly feminine fckleness of
who attired himself in red hanne last winter.
beiieyInE that he could hynn3tize the carih9n.
away and the herds all took hight before he
could get within range;
The only enemies the caribou has to fear
among wild animals are the black bear and
the lynx. The latter Is very destructive to
the thie young in the snring and summer months.
The efforts of brun in stalking and pulling
down unwary. stragGlers from the herd are
more successful than Is commonly supposed.
bou. like the goat that tnckled the erindstone.
has the courage Of his convictions. and. unless
taken AZ, unawares Is apt = give ths bear very
IN October. 1897. was the witness of a remark
able battle between large black bear and
ot the ground 1t appeared that the bull was ac-
somnanied by three cows and fawn. The
iiIed it with one stroke Of his paw, when T the the
bull appeared and attacked the hear in a most
b,t the CONS Fpnpng Of II the
water from camp and was lifting his canoe
over an old beaver dam when he heard a rum
added close to the combatants. but they paid
10 iy heed ito to hs presence The bear refused 9 70
s hnnd as
in protest at the unfriendly treatment he
yas as receiving. he nat bolt upright on his rrmp,
Igile caribou circled him. The latter animal
eemed to be wild with rage. and his move
nents. as he tried to inpale the bear. were so
aDid that Adam could scarcely follow them.
rhe bear parted the blows Of his assaiiant
droitly. but wore bored expression as II he
eally wished a general disarmament as long
g nobody interfered with him. Adam noticed
hat the caribou's neck was bleeding from an
pen wound and that the bear had been gored
d the breast and flank Anxious as he was to
ee the issue OF the fight. his sympathy for the
aribou was TOO strong to be resisted and he
rought down the bear with a well aimed shot
wen when his enemy was dead the caribou
ontinued to strike at him with his saucer
Ike hoofs. while Adam silently watched him
rom the deadwater Then. being apparent
I convinced that he had slain his hated foe,
he bull uttered loud grunt OF triumph and
ambled off In search Of the harem.
Relic Mines of Wisconsin.