Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-10

NNAtf NAANH wen A NtAANN "a NV NAN
ers we startdh down the river in small
boats (four small boats lashed togcth-
er), and here commences one Of the
most pleasant trips that have ever
had, as It tas just In duck season, also
when the bears had just left their win.
ter quarters and were out summing
themselves on the sunny sides Of the
mountains Each Of us had two guns,
a 1880 for big game and a shot gun
for ducks and geese, with 1000 rounds
Of ammunition for each gun. 80 We
could take a chance at anything that
came along without thinking Of run
ming out Of ammunition. one Of US
would stay on watch ond the rest of rs
would watch for something 90 shoot,
and at times were very busy ne we
foatcd along at about six miles per
hour continually meeting Aocks Of
ducks and geese and with no exertion
at an on our part, only TO keep the
boats in the swiftest part Of the river.
We had ducks. geese, crane, swan,
brants. bear. cariboo and moose for our
mess the entire trip Of SEQ miles to
Tanana station. We made record
breaker Of that trip and shall always
remember it as one Of the most oxcit.
ing trips Of my lifc one little event
Of tho trip was one morning when We
were about 30 miles above Circle City.
was on watch when I saw large
moose yet into the river and start for
the opposite bank about n half mile
up stream from us. Tho river IL about
one anil half miles wide at that place.
had my catoo and was quito anxious
20 sco u could catch that moose, 20
NJ. Marion (my chum Tor several
years. got In the canoe with our guns
aud tho camora aud commenced TO pad.
die up stream We could iust hold our
own With the swift Yukon current. an
tho umo drifting toward tho bank that
the moose was making Tor, and by the
time wo were within 40 rods Of the
bank tho moose wus within that many
feet of us Marion had quit padding
and was looking along bic rife barrel
trying 20 get a good sho, az the moose,
bot / could toll when he had caught q
good sight and / would give the canoe
a shock - ho would loso range, and
after firing thrco shots persuaded
him not 20 shoot any more anil also
told him to got tho canoe line and las
500 tho moose, I bad heard of the
great speed OF a mooso when be- was iu
tho water swimming, but never
thought they could travel like this one
did. Ito looked just like he was trot
ting. aud don't think / c,or paddle,
harder than did 90 catch up with thai
moose, aud the closer I got 20 him th,
moro ho looked 20 mo like tho famou'
Mule Maud-of Sunday Examiner fam,
ibis ears were just as large, and h'
sure bad Mami's expression 10 perfee
tion. His eyes were looking backward
an tho time, aud I told Marion thai
ho meant mischiefi Marion said that
was ueryous from padding too hard
80 ho took the canoe rope and after d
few trials he caught him good anal soli,
and told mo 20 quit padding and q,
let ihe moose pun tho canoe i drop
ped my paddle gladly and took tho cam
era and commenced taking snap shot
az the moose, got several al a die
tance Of about 20 feet, but Marion sal,
I was trying 20 get them az too Ions
a range, 20 be commenced t0 take n
more slack ] told him that the eano'
was only quarter inch lumber, aud ais
toll him that the lee wac yet runninl
down the Yukon and that the wateI
, was not at the proper temperature foI
Sudden bath, aud also told him thai
had been la the Yukon a number OF
times and had always been surprise,
at the suiden change from dry 20 wet
and several times had not hoen able
20 get my bFoath after these mdder
haihH but AL the TINE Dc Kept thAint
ia more slack. soon felt jar AZ che
bow Of tho eanoei Il had bumped th'
moose we'll, no wonder moose ear
swim 80 fast, Tor il looked % me lik'
ho had so paddles 20 do II with, and
they seemed 20 be coming up an over
tho Yukon. Marion had let 20 Of ths
rope aud orawled under the seat, throw.
Ing slack line overheard AMI trying "a
give the moose more ropei meantims
saw some good boating in tho oppo
site direction from the moOse and struck
out for il. We both concluded Ne
could see the moose good enough with
100 feet Of line, and We kept him head
81 down stream for about 20 mnes
then NO landed him on an island (oT
rather, be landed us) and i held the