Typical Maine Moose Head
Typical Maine Moose Head (Killed in 1902 by SamuelMerrill).
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THE BLACK MOOSE
IN PENNSYLVANIA
BY
HENRY W. SHOEMAKER
(Author of "Pennsylvania Deer and Their Horns", etc.)
"The kingly Lyon, and the strong arm'd Beare
The large lim'd Mooses, with the tripping Deare,
Quill darting Porcupines, and Rackcoones bee,
Castelled in the hollow of an aged tree."
—William Wood, 1634
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Published by THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE COMPANY
1917
Copyrighted—All Rights Reserved
INDEX TO CHAPTERS
ChapterPage
I.Fossil Remains.5—7
II.Historical Evidence.8—15
III.Traditional Evidence.16—21
IV.Summary.22—27
V.Moose Horns.28—31
VI.The Original.32—45
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SETH IREDELL NELSON
SETH IREDELL NELSON (1809-1905).
A Hunter Possessing Definite Data Concerning the Black Moose inPennsylvania.
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 I. FOSSIL REMAINS.
When the writer first visited the hunting lodge home of Seth IredellNelson (1809-1905) at Round Island, Clinton County, in August, 1899,he noticed a medium-sized set of moose-horns hanging on the wall ofthe great Nimrod's living-room. Having heard traditional storiesof the occasional appearance of the Black Moose or Original inPennsylvania, the thought flashed through his mind, "Those may bethe antlers of a Pennsylvania Moose." Upon asking Nelson                        
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