Identifier: rodguncan15cana (find matches)
Title: Rod and gun
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Fishing Hunting Outdoor life
Publisher: Beaconsfield, Que. (etc.) Rod and Gun Pub. Co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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d to pull down fhe barricade. The parkmen told me I should get a heavy revolver. Iam not afraid of bears, but they are moretroublesome than the mice and squirrels. The largest fish caught in the ChemongLake during the past season was reported tohave been caught by Mr. Jack Patte who se-cured a 21) pound lunge. The belief that the cat is llie natural enemyof the mouse does not always hold good. Onthe farm of William Wilson near Queenston isan old tabby, the property of his grandsonIvigar, who is responsible for overthrowingthis popular belief. Some time ago Edgar en-trusted a lilfer of white mice to the care of thecat. The cat olTered no objection, and fromthe first day Ihcy got along without a hilch.The cat and rodents share their food, and form ROD AND GUN IN CANADA 499 ,.. ; V 0D A Jimmy Pipe o Peace >R1NCE Albert the national joy smoke has put the Indian Signon all the tongue-broiling,smartvveed brands. P. A.cant bite your tongue norany mans, patented pro-cess removes the sting.
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500 ROD AND GUN IN CANADA a very happy little family. The fact that here-tofore the cat had been a noted mouser■caused considerable comment. A thrilling escape from drowning in Rainy-River .near Fort Frances, Ontario, by catchinghold of the antlers of a big bull moose, whichwas swimming across the river, was the ex-perience of Clyde Buell, of Minneapolis, ajunior student of the State University. Buell was working at Fort Frances for alumber company. He was out on a raft of logs.After striking a jam, the raft loosened, andBuell, clinging to a single piece of timberwas carried down the river towards the rapids.He had given up hope when he saw the moosewith its head and antlers above water swim-ming safely from the rapids. Buell let loosefrom his log and grabbed one horn of the ant-lers and shifted himself to the back of theanimal and rode it to shallow water. Themoose fought hard, but would sink beneaththe water and soon gave up and swam ashore. A party of four government surveyorswor

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