. The sportsman and naturalist in Canada, or Notes on the natural history of the game, game birds, and fish of that country. Zoology; Game and game-birds; Hunting. THE MOOSE. 69 out, are manufactured into pouches, or bags called capuches, on which a large amount of labour and in- genuity is generally expended. The beautifully inter- laced and durable net-work of the snow-shoes before alluded to, is made from carefully cut strings of the undressed or raw hide. I have not been able to obtain any reliable informa- tion as to the longevity or otherwise of the Moose; it is, however, believed by the


. The sportsman and naturalist in Canada, or Notes on the natural history of the game, game birds, and fish of that country. Zoology; Game and game-birds; Hunting. THE MOOSE. 69 out, are manufactured into pouches, or bags called capuches, on which a large amount of labour and in- genuity is generally expended. The beautifully inter- laced and durable net-work of the snow-shoes before alluded to, is made from carefully cut strings of the undressed or raw hide. I have not been able to obtain any reliable informa- tion as to the longevity or otherwise of the Moose; it is, however, believed by the Indians to live to a great age, a supposition which, considering the tardiness of its attainment to maturity, is not THE MOOS I".. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original King, William Ross, 1822-1890. London, Hurst and Blackett


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