Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-02
MOOSE EXCI'7EE;SS
 GREEK uIINERS

The following Write-up, inspired Dy the appearance of q bull moose among the 4stJn- iShed miners of Flat creek last week, M as received too late for publication ID the last issue of The Pioneer:
 The Up-Gradt inning claim. at the head Of Flat rrrrk, OpcrdIed by Dat!d HirdLd- berg, has had u.aDy distinguished visitors during IlS busy career. SCltHllIlE men, uCi1- Iug lntU lllc LuMuIS of lHr carlA. eAIrIYOf- ing tO SUNe the mystery or gOIdi NiIhnS men of nUlr, and the El>lllnS puDuL IA gen
 rraI--alI have paId 1llclr huuiaSe 10 ihaf busy scene and marEcifd al the rUnQu"yihS Of nalurc. But II IcIulHltd for HiDlt nllnlblp visitor 10 rcCtNt Ine undivided al ttnliUn Of the operators, miners, and ail those who were fortunate enough iO >r'. line unusual sight Mining dclIVlly ceased for the time DeIHS, SltuErls and picha were laid aside, and the merry song or til'' Sniife box dWindlrd tc whisper while III ht"r- mission Was declared. The entire creW Vol unfairly appOiHtrd themselves Il reception runnittep of one to pay their respects |" the .Gor" than Wrlcoinr stranger
 Al break Of day last Thursday morning the nj ght sUuk at David StranlbffgS mess hutISr ON lhf Up Grade. looking down fhr creek. observed through the Seinl -GiFknrSS Wliat he believed to be l horse struggling m the QlIirksandS at the extreme lower end or the big sand flat which is piling up From the immense amount of taiiingS sent down from the Up- Grade. only recently lhe TWO horses of MF. higUrP were NltrPd lN thiS same plarr and had it not been for the aid Of the miners who came to his assistance, one ni ihrn might have prriShrd. The night cook watched the struggling animal through the stow hours uf coming daylight ana when Harry inc day chef, came On Shifl. his al trntion was called to it. Harry, observing that the animal had horns and having no rrrullprtiuN Cf seeing . horse with horns, promptly pronounced it reindeer and went abuuf his work for be II known. inst about thiS time Harry is q pretty busy ittie man, turning ont ham and eggs, and also haS a standing order fer several hundred not cakes, whirh rcreiyed his undivided atten- tnn.
 Finally the animal surcecded in evtrica1 ing itself from the trcacherouS sands and DrocePdpd up thr long slope Of taillngS to- ward where the men were working. Here if was that the sharD ear and keen eve of Fred Labelle came into play. Fred nails from ISrhkanaba Mich, and has hunted moose from the day nc discarded r0mperS and was able to shoulder q rifle unnt the present time He has trajlPd them through tho tangled wilGS "f the Forests of lsrhka- naba to the deso1atn. wind swept wastes or inc lower KuskOkwim, and can tell when . moose is close almost by instinct Instin
 lively Fred looked up and, sweeping Il trained and prartirrd eve across the tai'ingS pile. as in the hunting days Of old, there sure enough, almost unbelievable. was full grown moose. weighing perhaps "o" or
 i ,O0O pounds. leisUrely making his way across the tailingS. entirely obliYious 10 HIS civilized surroundings.
 Fred knows q moose when he sees one. and quickly gave the alarm. Work ceased instantly with one accord, while the hardV sons Of toll came out from the cut to the bank where better view coMid br oh- tained His majesty showed no signs or excitement or stage fright visible to his ad- miring audience, but Sr"",". Spe,l-bound while he calmly proceeded across the tailines to Dean < Seyler's cabin, evidently intending to pay his respects 10 them Arriving there, he attempted to max his presence known by ruhD'nG hnlSPn against the corner or the cabin. but Tom DpaN's dogs StrenuONsly objected 10 thr'r masters cabin being used as humble rub ping post, and in their canine way, nall drive the intruder off with yelps and grow's, and forthwith began to make things inter esting The moose amused himself With the dogs for a few minutes, and caVorted IN lively fashion murh tO the amusement Of the 0nIoo1ers ON the Up Grade endeavorine to prevent the dogs from extracting Sundry souvenirs from his rear Finally ne sue cceded in driving the dogs or, ana then. like q true delegate. playing no favoritPS, he ranbied over to the Marietta to pay his respects to Henry Riley and the boys at the mess house. His coming was noted. now ever, and heralded in advance. Henry Riley was enjoying peaceful Siumber and pleasant dreams. ere he hits the trail for the Out, side and was rudeiy aroused by loud ana excited pounding at ms doof bethe ap , guest, a,v MT. T Riley hastily discarded his pa
 amas, made rather hasty toilet; grabbed his trusty rife and quickly proceeded to the front, ready 10 siay friend or roe: 10 ana behold, only a stones throw dlStant rom his cabin stood the noble animal, proud, erect and reatless. his splendid head up Hrted, proudly dspayins spread Of ant snortsmaD Like a sentinel he stood, calmly surveying the world about him, well know