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Show FISHERMEN SAVED MOOSE. A bull moose was seen lately, pursued by a bear, close to the town of Pinedale In the state of Wyoming. Two men, fishing in Fayette lake early one morning, were greatly astonished to see him emerge from the timber at a high rate of speed and rush toward the water. A few seconds later, however, they were able to grasp the reason for this singular conduct, as a large black bear came into view at the same spot, but on beholding the men he at once took fright and made Into the woods. After splashing round in the lake for some time the moose came out, blew the water from his nostrils and stood only a few yards away from the fishermen, eying them sereuelv. lie was of unusual size and had a magnificent set of horns. He skirted the shore of the luke at a leisurely leis-urely gait for about a mile and then daru-d lot the woods. |