The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-12

ttNtAhtt ~ Nv AHtt q hAlN1 hNAtAt,
and i possible to be alone As ihe dar
shadows OF the forest warned AS OF m
approach d night, We came upon
irappefs SHACK. on opening the littl
door, which allowed one to enter only Il
s STOPPING position, We found a coy Ia
terror with table. bunk, stove and pientl
of dry wood We soon had rnarInI
fire going aud spider o. grouse cook
ing That NIGHT Jimmie and / slept on
bnugh bed on the iloar, while Fred tuckel
himself away IN his sleeping bag on CHI
bunk, Time passed quickly, and thl
hour Tor taekllng the pack came all t0'
soon. However, az midday we wer
pitching our lean'to near the headqnar
ters Of the bartholomew and we're alone
surrounded by the best looking moosl
country We had seen, In the evening Of
the harreus the hirchhark horn got sew
eFal answers, and signs were abundant
everywhere, That night, about tho roar
ing campfire OF birch logs, We taiket
long oi the prospects for the morrow.
Before sunrise tho next morning ",
were 10 the dam which the lumbermer
had built across the Bartholomew. Fred
spied a likely looking pool below th'
dam, and said be- would rather fsh--h,
hadn't lost any moose, anyway. Pick
ing up a lumhermsna pole for a rod
he rugged a line and commenced action
At every east the end 81 that great p0lg
showed above the dam and Jimmie got
% nervous that Il took quite BIZ
Of eoaxing TO get him In a mood "a
blow the horn. We walked out hup'
dred yards from the dam 70 the harfens
Il was a perfect morning for calling
There was q dead calm. and a light fog
hung over the valley. l sald 20 Jimmie
Just give one low call
"It's no use" asid he, with that fish.
ing going on below the dami a moose
would see that pole a mile away. Let's
wait until night
After much urging Jimmy put the
horn 70 his lips and gave a low call.
The sound had scarcely died away when
he laid his hand on my arm, and point.
ing 70 the ridge Of the dam said, did
you hear thatl a bull moose got up
then"
A moment later. and an answer was
distinctly hoard, with the cracking Of
brush and the now steady wahl wahl
wah as the moose came down the side
Of the ridge Too bad said Jimmie,
he will never cross the brook above the
dam"
The bull had now reached the fringe
OF aldcrs which skirted the open, where
he stopped 70 listen.
Give low cali" said ], "and be viii
come OUT
The low whimpcr Jimmie gave was
the best imitation uf COW moose ever
heard. AZ once the bull answered and
commenced 20 force his way through the
tangle Of alders, bis big antlers scraping
on the brush IS be came. Then the
splashing Of water was heard. "He Is
coming, sure. Wish you were at the
dam; a fine shot you would have there"
whispered Jimmie.
At that very moment three shots rang
out in rapid succession, followed by the
crashing Of brush, and all was still We
hurried over and found Fred standing
on the dam looking calmly down at three
unexploded shells
Il thought you were fishing" said !.
Il have been" ne replied, "and was
dressing my catch when the moose came
over the ridge He made such racket
/ took peep over the dauf, and seeing
he had such good head opened upon
him. The first three cartridges missed
FIRE. but | kept pumping and III bet /
caught him with some Of the last shots
before he reached the timber"
We waited half an hour then took mp
he trail, and az once found plenty Of
blood. We had advanced scarcely fifty
Yards when the great beast broke eover
not ten yards ahead OF rs. Jimmie,
who was nearest, and whose only weap-
IN was an axe promptly made for a
nearby tree, while Fred and / got IN |
.wo shots each at the fleeing bull The
shooting was made uncertain by the |
hick growth Of small fir and juniper,
,ut someone's aim was good, for the |
,nll ran but a short distance and fell |
Il the edge Of the barren. The head |
vas nearly symmetrically perfect, AZ |
neh spread with % points, - inch 1
,alms, and six perfect brow points. Al |
or the measuring, a few photographs, I
hen the skinning out, and the head,
tide with one quarter Of meat were
lacked to camp. Our provisions were
citing very low, go we dispatched jim
ME that afternoon to the base OF sup /
lies, ten. miles down the river. We
ad left our supplies packed in bags.
led to the ridge poles Of the tent. Jim
ME arrived IN time to save the outfit.
attic had broken down both tents and
iere mixing things up generally. These
attic roam all through the woods in the
lmmer and fall and are often sent
wenty miles from the settlement, fol-
wing the roads or the river. We had
ct taken the necessary preeaution Of
uilding fence around our tents.
After Jiminie's departure Fred and /
pent the greater part Of the afternoon
leaning the head Of the moose. The
blowing day we hunted over a great
sction OF country and were several times
)reed to consult our compass in order
} keep our course, for the day was
,ggy and rain fell at intervals. That
tening Jimmie came in with a knab-
TEX full Of groceries. We had delayed
upper awaiting his return, and what a
asst we had. Our new rations with
10 addition Of moose steak made a
cal "ft for the gods
We fingered several days at this
mp. Fred put in many hours with his
.mera, watching the dead water and
irren to get pictures Of live game,
lille Jimmie and tranped over the
grounding country looking for moose. /
ne morning we We're finally rewarded
! calling bull to an old lumber road
81 back Of camp and killing it. The !,
I'D was moi SO perfect OF so large as /
e first, having only thirty-two inch !
read We now had our limit Of moose
ed thought lie needed a caribou. Jim !.
ie advised returning to barren called 4
G meadow, near the settlement, be. !.
wing our chances to be better there =
g left camp the next morning for the 9