Word: caribou
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...described the country as rocky and mountainous, and covered with dense alder growth. Bear, moose, caribou, mountain sheep, ducks, and salmon afford rare sport. He told of a kadiak bear weighing 1400 pounds, of moose whose antlers spread 63 inches and of salmon so plentiful that one had only to kick them out of the shallow water. In addition to hunting, Mr. Colby investigated with indifferent success a number of gold and coal claims...
...received from his grand-daughter, Miss Mary D. Peck; a collection of mammals from Lower California and Central and Western China; a series of Icelandic birds, from Messrs. J. W. Hastings and L. J. deG. Milhau; a number of mammalian heads and horns and the mount of a male caribou from Dr. W. L. Smith M.'92; a specimen of an African tortoise and two large monitors from the New York Zoological Society; and a series of Hawaiian corals from the American Museum of Natural History...
...extends. Then followed stereopticon views of the fjords, harbors and mountains of Labrador, showing the routes taken by the natives in their cruises along the coast. An account of the experience of the fishing vessels was illustrated by many unique pictures of salmon jumping over falls, and of the caribou and bear of the northern latitudes. He showed several slides of seal-hunting, scenes of winter travel by dog-team, and icebergs, towering far above his ship. He told how those great bulks of ice, apparently so strong, may collapse with a crash, broken to pieces by the unequal expansion...
...party will return some-time in September. It is proposed to investigate an unexplored region in Labrador, with the endeavor to locate an isolated tribe of Indians inhabiting the interior of the peninsula. It is also hoped that the expedition will come in contact with the great herd of caribou, numbering many thousands, on its annual northward migration...
Outing for December is seasonable, interesting and finely illustrated The fiction department has two complete stories, while the sporting field is admirably covered. "The Cream of the Vale," a fine picture of English Fox Hunting; "Skating," by Ed. W. Sandys, an expert on the blades; "Hunting the Caiman," "Caribou Hunting," "Two Hours over Decoys," "An Outing in Labrador," by R. G. Taber; "A Turkey Hunt," appeal to all sportsmen. "Salmon Fishing on Snake River," describes December angling in the Far West. Wheelmen will read with interest "Lenz's World Tour," and "Touring Bermuda." "On the Frontier Service," illustrated by Frederick...