Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-06
EXCELLENT SHOT.

of all the "good shots" that We recollect to
have heard of from beyond the mountains the
subjoined, by Kentucky marksman, must be
considered the best The details are commune
Gated to the Lexington (Ky) lntelligencer,
from which we make the extract:
In the month of July, 49,, | started out on a
hunting excursion, on the banks OF the ONO.
After being out several days, saw hne BUCK
about sixtv Yards ahead of me. levelled my
rifle and drew trigger, when my lock snapped
II cooked again, pulled trigger and she snapped
again. By this time the Buck was out OF harms
way. Twas so vexed al the moment that gave
nv gun throw Of some eight or ten feet INTO d
pond on nv right, and went to my camp IN We
nv low spirits. The next day concluded mat
had better get my gun again, ana stditeu W
the pond, and after wading up to my waist w .l's
water for some twenty or thirty minutes, founo
INV rifle. On coming out of the water, saw
between me and the river, fine Buck, about
one hundred and sixty yards off-he was mov,
ing as swift as lightning. concluded wouid
try nv lock once more, although she mao lald
in the water twenty-four hours pulled trigger,
and she fired as clear as if just ioadeo, ana
had the pleasure to see the Deer fall. look up
the line of march to my game, When iouna
that he was shot through the head. AS the
ball seemed to have passed with great force,
having cut down several large limbs OF trees
between me and the deer, took the direction
of the ball. and walked ahead, to see where the
ball had stopped. Ipassed on but very little
distance before found dead rabbit, my ball
having passed through its shoulders; little i'lr-
Their on found my ball had passed through tniee
wild turkeys killing two and woundlng the
third; short distance further on it had killed
fourteen cartridges BY this time was on the
bank of a creek, and on further examination, l
found about forty yards from the shore, large
Bass. of about so pounds weight hoatng oeao;
the 6all having passed through its BODY
Having secured my fish, was about return
ing, thinking my ball must have been spent; OuI
looking in the direction the ball had taken, l
saw curious appearance on the water, on the
other side of the creek. waded in that direc-
tion. and when reached the shore, found my
ball had penetrated a Sycamore bee tree, ana
the honey was running out from the opening my
ball had made,-the tree was pretty STOUT one
II took nine spans of both my arms to measure
round if. which | afterwards found to be forty
seven and half feet. The tree was very stralght
and no limb nearer than about sixty ilVe ieet;-
with difficulty climbed up this immense heI9ht,
and made an opening into the hollow OF the
tree with nv tomahawk; discovering some no.
ney there, | cut off one Of the largest IlmDs;
which was about fifty feet in length, and pished
if down the hollow Of the tree, but could moi
reach the bottom. On pulling out the llmp
found to my establishment, that 1t had passed
the whole distance through mass OF money!
Immediately came down;-l determined W
make the most of it, procured barrels, and
commenced drawing off the honey, and Cd.
tanned five hundred and twenty-five barrels OF
pure honey, although great deal wasted by
running through my bullet hole. The quantity
cannot estimate, but it made the "no1e creek
into. p,etheglip for seven and hall miles dnWH,
and three quarters of a mile up shetn. Inc
quantity of comb must have been great Tor u
supplied the neighhorhood for seven mics
upwards of two years. loaded my honey on
board boat and proceeded to New Orleans
where met with sales exceeding my. expsc'a-
tons, owing to heavy frost that had faen d.
the Island of Cuba, which killed all the bees.
and of course, stopped the supply of honey
from that quarter. i brought the proceeds to
Kentucky, and with it bought the splendid farm
on which now reside. then married and
have a number of fine children, which hope to
raise in habits of industry, and with love OF
probty, truth and yeracity equal to that OF their
father. C!D