Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
AUGUSTA
FIREMEN C0RRAlS
BIG BULL MOOSE

An automobil party returning
from the Dead River region, Tues
day reported the capture OF a bull
moose at the Ledge House and Cab
ms. Sunday night. The capture was
under the direction of game warden
Wright of FLAGSTAFF and WAS said to
have occasioncd considerable excite
mcnt.
The moose. Young bull, was dis
covered by Herbert Wing and party
OF kinghcld. who were returning to
that place from Dead River, about
: T. NJ. The headlights of their
automobile showed the moose lying
on the roadway about a half mile
below the Ledge House. Warden
Wright was notified and with Il party
from Dead River lead by doughty
John buckley. former Augusta fire
chief. went to the place in several
automobiles.
Investigation showed that in some
manner the animal had been serious
~ wounded and was in a dazed and
weakened condition. Cautious cX
pertinent showed the moose to be
quite docile and he was headed to-
ward the Ledge house, where War
den Wright hoped to be able to treat
him until he was able to return to
the wooded mountains again.
1t was an unique and laugha bic
procession that ensued. The moose
lead the line. The progress was gov
crncd by his whim. AS he progress
sed. so followed the assemblage, he
| would stagger on few steps and
then pause to gain strength, and at
his stopping. so did instantly the
twenty odd people at his heels. and
the half dozen automobiles bringing
up at the rear. On sighting the
white buildings of the Ledge house
establishment. the moose decided
that he would strike across the
meadow to the forest. Warden
! Wright was not to be baked after
going so far. and an exciting and
withall weird chase followed, lighted
| by the headlights of the automobiles.
/ The unarmed hunters were success
! full and the wounded moose was her
ded into the BARNARD of the Ledge
J house.
! Warden Wright. Proprietor Buck
! lev, and a few other early risers
had an opportunity next morning to
examine the wounds which from
some manner the moose had suffer-
ed. He had been badly gashed on
the underside OF the right foreleg.
and the left antler was broken short
| off at the base; the velvet was strip
ped and pendant from the other. 1t
could not be determined whether the
animal had been struck by an auto
mobile on the highway near where
he was first seen. or whether his bat
tered condition was the result of
fight for supremacy with another Of
his kind. Opinion favored the lat
ter as the most probable cause of the
wounds.
The process of treating the animal
was 10 have taken place after the
breakfast hour. But the night of
confinement or the half-inch frost
of Monday morning had been heap
good medicine" for the young bull.
and while there were none to OBJ
serve. he quietly stepped over the
corral fence and headed back toward
the wild country to the westward.
John Buckley was more or less re-
gretful over the untimely departure
and disclosed some of his partly for
INFLATED plans for the care of the
m DOSE and the entertainment of is
guests during the game season this
fall: they included moving pictures
OF the animal in action. and line
of publicity for his famous resort
that $50 could not replace.