Museum of Wonders, or Curiosities of the World

A cabinet of curiosities in book form, 1890: monsters of the ancient world, wild animals, queer wanderers in the vasty deep, famous inventions and sublime scenery — assembled to astonish the young and, the preface admits, their elders too.

Carrying the Boats

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Carrying the Boats

(245) Moose, when his feet touched bottom. antlers, and was instantly drawn tight. With a mighty splashing, a shake and a A wild hurrah…

Carrying the Boats: Moose-power

The Moose could be heard crashing through the brush. Stimulated by the sport and by the fresh morning air, the men fairly astonished…

Carrying the Boats: Moose

But Fred shot alongside the creature within only a few yards of him. A running noose was made of the boat's towline. Watching his chance…

Carrying the Boats: Bear

Seeing us, the Bear stopped, and stretched out an inquiring nose towards the horse. The animal was perhaps a hundred feet ahead of us. I…

Carrying the Boats: Stein

It seemed hours ere potatoes and meat Still Stein did not come. It was get- could be cooked; and we were eating in ting dusk; and now for…

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