. Rod and gun . issed, when he. on coming upafter the dive, and contrary to generalcustoms, took flight and flew up the watched him go. and saw that he turnedin to a bay on the track side of the water,so I walked up about half a mile, andfound him about what I judged to be onVvone hundred and twenty-five yards fromshore, while I was twenty-five yards backfrom the water. This would make it onehundred and fifty yards from me to hin».I put the sight at two hundred anrt satdown to watch him. He had his eve onme all the»time and seemed to be sittingstill, but When I sighted on his head Ifoun
. Rod and gun . issed, when he. on coming upafter the dive, and contrary to generalcustoms, took flight and flew up the watched him go. and saw that he turnedin to a bay on the track side of the water,so I walked up about half a mile, andfound him about what I judged to be onVvone hundred and twenty-five yards fromshore, while I was twenty-five yards backfrom the water. This would make it onehundred and fifty yards from me to hin».I put the sight at two hundred anrt satdown to watch him. He had his eve onme all the»time and seemed to be sittingstill, but When I sighted on his head Ifound he was swimming slowly all thetime. I expect we w^atched each otherfor five minutes, and then I took a finesight on his head and let go. The bullettook him in the eye that was looking atme, and his body never moved. I have killed a few loons since then andseen other men do the same, and I know^that if you hold straight and your riflewill carry the loon dies each and everytime. ^ipXrxi^ <£{yxh ^i€nyx^^^. T The Wonders of the Canadian Alps BY B. S. COMSTOCK. IT MAY, perhaps, interest your readersto see the first photographs taken ofGlacier Lake and of the region adja-cent thereto at the base of MountForbes, especially as this lake may beconsidered the source of one of the forksof the great Saskatchewan river. A bit
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