The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-13
THE ADIRONDACK MOOSE.
Few of the Genus Remain I'm Their
FavOritc EniIiwick,
(From the New York SUM-

(From the New York SUM
Saranac Lake. n. Y-The discussion
as to who killed the last moose in the
Adirondacks has been revived again
by the statement of Simeon ]. Moody, OF
Upper Lake. that Els brother, Phineas.
shot moose on the Bog River below Mud
Lake some time in the early Cos. There are
old guides who believe that few moose
still remain in the Adirondacks. but none
has been shot there for many years. 1t
has been said frequently that Horatio Sey-
Iuour shot the last moose ON the shores of
Albany Lake some time in the 5Oe. Simeon
Moody says that in bis brothers hunting
party were Simeon Bullard, OF Malone, and
'Rip>~Leonard. of Morley. Moody padded
Billiard up to a big COW moose one night,
while jack hunting for deer. Billiard was
dazed b. the size of the animal and Moody
took his gun. single barreled rife car
rying very large bullet, and shot the
moose through the shoulders.
In 1855. Harvey Holt, Of Keene Valley.
was bounding deer near the inlet OF b.
reas Pond in Essex County. when he start
ed u COW moose and her calf. The COW
broke through the crust and was shot by
one of Ho.t's companions and Holt him.
self shot the calf. During the early fifties
occasional moose were shot in the Adiron-
dacks and there were enough wolves
there to make the killing OF them for the
bounty profitable. Moody says that the
moose and the wolves disappeared togeth-
er from the Adirondacxs during the first
year OF the war. and he believes that they
moved north into Canada a pack of at
least 100 wolves passed through the town
OF Bombay, in franklin County. and a
party of st. Regis Indians followed their
trail until they creased the st. Lawrence
River on the ice. Men who know the
woods are aware OF the fact that SUI b
migratiCns OF animals are frequent, and it
is quite possible that this is the explana-
ton of tile disappearance Of the moose.
Nearly hall a century ago an old Indian
hunter made his headquarters near Wolf
Pond and supported himself by hunting and
fishing. Occasionally he acted as a guide
He told stories Of the day when tie
moose were many in the Adrondacks and
he always asserted that they had gone
north one winter across the big river
This Indian died in possession OF knowl-
edge which might have made him Iich had
he been willing to sell it. He visited the
nearest village at long intervals to buy
powder and he always alleged that he dug
This own lead in the woods" He was
never known to buy bullets aud he usually
had large supply of lead. Many offers
location OF his lead mine. but he refused
them.
Prospeetors-and there were many in
those days-who went through the Adiron-
dacks in search of gold heard OF this
Indians lead mine and tried by strategy
to find it, They made up hunting parties
and engaged the Indian as guide. When
his supply of lead ran low they watched
him closely. The Indian always succeeded.
however, in slipping away from camp Gnd
when he returned he would be loaded down
with lead. He undoubtedly did have q
lead mine of his own, but many searches
since his death have failed to disclose 1t.
This Indians explanation Of the disap-
pearance of the moose was that an I'M
usually big moose, who acted as leader,
had guided the others into Canada. and
finding the feeding grounds much better
there they had never returned.