. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. CARIBOU OR AMERICAN REINDEER. j^ Throughout the whole line of eoast frequented by the Esquimaux it i. customary to long lines of stones seTon end or of tuZZlT ^ntervals of about twenty yards, for the purpose of leadIg t e'cal^o'u t stat,ons where they can be more easily approached. The nativesfind b! experience that the animals in feeding imperceptibly take the 1 ne of dLc t,on of the objects placed before them, and the hunter can appro! a herd tha he sees from a distance, by gradually erawling fr
. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. CARIBOU OR AMERICAN REINDEER. j^ Throughout the whole line of eoast frequented by the Esquimaux it i. customary to long lines of stones seTon end or of tuZZlT ^ntervals of about twenty yards, for the purpose of leadIg t e'cal^o'u t stat,ons where they can be more easily approached. The nativesfind b! experience that the animals in feeding imperceptibly take the 1 ne of dLc t,on of the objects placed before them, and the hunter can appro! a herd tha he sees from a distance, by gradually erawling from stone to T2::ur7::\ ^^^^^^ -yof thelimals toLg oward h,m. The whole of the barren grounds are intersected by Caribou paths, he sheep-tracks, which are of service to travellers at^me^ â leading them to convenient crossing places of lakes or ; ⢠. The followmg account of a method of "impounding" Deer, resorted to by the Chopewyan Indians, is from Hearne ⢠"When the Indians design to impound Deer, they look out for one of the paths â. a number of them have trod, and which is ob rved t be tm frequen ed by them. When these paths cross a lake, a wid rTver or a barren plam^they are found to be much the best for the purposl Ind f the path run through a cluster of woods, capable of affordfng It^ials stationV P^""''.'?^^^ --^^-^'^ to the commodious'roT h ^tuat,on. The pound is built by making a strong fence with brushy trees without observing any degree of regularity, and the work is conWdTo any extent, according to the pleasure of the builders. I hav se n Ln^^ ha were not less than a mile round, and am informed that there a"e other« s 111 more extensive. The door or entrance of the pound s Zl larger than a common gate, and the inside is so crowded witt n as very much to resemble a niaze. in le^ pt^^^ Xc ey sot a snare, made with thongs of parchment Deer-LL well wtted together, which are amazingly strono- One en
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