New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
WILD ANIMALS IN A CITY.
Deer ard MooSe Find Their Way
from Forest to st. John, ". b.

ST. John y. 3. Sept. 81 (SpeclaD.-The number
os Americans coming 70 the New w-BTU1svicS woods
is increasing every year The license Zee fO- for
eiSaevs is s3o and for residents OF the province g.
In 1SS6 only 500 collected in license fees but IN
I@03 the amount $1,000 one moose. two Carl
Jou md two deer are all that may be shot by any
one sportsman in the season. Tho game lsws ara
well observed. and game i1 increasing rather ttan
d.mi1ishing tho natives realize that indiscrim-
iaatc slaughter wovId deprive sber, of eonsid-
erable source Of revenue. No license 20 shoot deer
is necessary.
An uIustratiou OF the abundance OF game vas
Witnessed IN the city oc St. John ~ the second
week IN August. on August 6. while auction
was !n progress n Market Square. close the
wharves, and a large crowd OF persons IN the
vicinity. deer was seen swimming UP che Market
SIP. between tho lines OF schooners mOo-ed at
either Viii arf. Almost IN moment the whaTves
and head OF the slip were black with persons. The
deer hesitaSed. swan back and forth. and finally.
urged by boys IN a boat. swan and waded
ashore and took refuge between loaded sCuw and
the wharf. As It vas the close season. an officer
gave orders that the antnaI DC captured ana taken
back to the nearest forest. IL was acCordingiy
seized and It's feet tied, and lying on the hoor OF
light express wagon. with It's head up ana q ooy
stroAing its glossy neck. was borne through the
streets. gazing in fear and wonder at the strange
sights Set at liberty in the vicinity % ROckwOOd
Eark it bounded away 10 the forest ana IreedoH.
anu only NIst 10 tho hauHts OF msu. Just three
Gays a.ter the deer e1eaJed It's sensation this
wldered, pursued BY men. distaeed ,heAl. and
lJ top speed reached the outskirts OF the cIty
Here u paused. just outside Of "A sum
mcr-st.. and caught oy Tie KODAK OF Young
woman, VINO was much amazed looking out q
tha window OF her home 60 see strange 4 visitor
and so nre "a subject .Or q photograph. The visit
tors arrival attracted eager Observers. and again
ANNA. along Jitse least rcsi~ta nee,
which happened To Ia straight lGtO t0TD. lt TlIs
have tTaversed IT least two miles ~ city Streets
causing a conmot!on everywhere. until tSorOuShlv
HtsHt, Eed and exhausted. II bay down IL ths end
ot street ueat C0uCtcnay Bay, across the Ci-N-
.rcEl te !oiIt where It fIst red The SIR.
same toyS had followed. ard were teasing the hG-
Wtdered stranger, when Il contractor ordered ore
If ais tcarcs WUyFiNg gear the place T. take rh0
stretch OF wilderness toward the river So the
moose. Ike Jtr 81 tOraC away from fha
noise and terrorS Ot thc and tefs on the OIt-
skirts ot the park buc & did sJirvive the eN-
perie2ee; ~ 'he morning il l1y dead where the
Some PERSONS we-c disposed 20 argue ttqt both
these 1uirals had been driven ty bears. rut
th1t Is ceSarded by Others ss abS.--d Thev had
simply come 100 clCSe % the CITY. fear ard
hCWi.dcru:ent account for the rest
IL Is not uncommon to see deer close s.. John
md occasionally one has been shot withif fa,y
miles of the city, hut the oldest Irha6iJart does
not reunsr2ce- ever 20 have a clos TO
thc city. except IN captivity There Is good moose
hUrt!r-- IN an 1dtc,u;ns cOi'.ty wiJbl9 then
h'ty r,!;ss q the city and teis animal probably
The people ~ the town Of Newcastle on the
Mir lmtcht weyC greatly SURPRISED a couple Of
wNeEv 9Cc whs" f:c TG0nsP PASSED frem tEe wOc7s
throUEh the rortheTr end ~ tive towp ard tcok "a
ir- the woods f-oUp that "osnt As it the Gloss
ami wN-deU s-@s III the toNvr the
S00r'irc instinct o. the citizens had he re-
strained