New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-14

,,ton has not yet heightened away the wild beasts
~, haunt the forest But here in the heart of the
rnuire State is n man whose fame is known far
,sd vide as the mighty hunter and if dcspe-
,,e adventures and hair breadth escapes give one
4, ,]sin to the soubrquet it certainly belongs to
hin
Some ten or fifteen years ago, Cheney, then
roung man. left Ticonderoga, and with his rife on
liz shoulder plunged into these then unknown. uu-
.oden wilds Here he lived for years on what
Ii, gun brought him. Finding in his long stretches
through the forest, where the timber is so thick
inst you cannot see an animal more than fifteen
nd, that heavy rife was useless burden he
rot him pistol made, about eleven inches in
hagth which, with his hunting knife and dog, be-
smc his only companions. Eight days at time
be has been out Of sight of human being, or hu-
nan habtation, hunting by day and lying down Mt
arbt under the tree that gave him the most invt-
ue shelter had him with me four or five days
80 guide for he knows every rood of this desolate
rgon as well as it were his farm. Moose, deer
k,, panthers, wolves and wildcats, have by turns
heome his spoil, and some Of his encounters would
hoor old Daniel Boone himself Once he came
Gdlenly upon a panther that lay crouched for
,ring within single bound of him. He had no
hing but his pistol with him. While the glazing
Yes and gathered form of the furious animal be-
f,e him. told him that moments delay miss,
ora false cap would bring them locked in each 9th.
ets embrace and in deathstruggle But with
out alarm or over-haste he brought his pistol TO
bear upon the creatures head and fred just rs he
vas salying back for the spring. The ball enter
,dhs brain, and with one wild bound his life de-
parted and he lay quivering before him. Being
little curious to know whether he was not some
what agtated in finding himself In such close
proximity to panther all ready for the fatal leap,
asked him how he felt when he saw the
animal crouching so near him. why, said he,
coolly, az felt as if / should kill him This was
acuious kind Of feeling to be uppermost in man
Just at that moment but it was perfectly character
istc Of Cheney
On another occasion he came iii contact with n
vol in the snow. He had discharged his gun,
tightly woundng the animal. when the infatuated
creature made at him. He had rifle in his hand.
md clubbing it laid the stock over the VOLTS head.
Sodesperatey did it fight, that he broke the stock
into fragments over its head. then seized the barrel
which, making better bludgeon, soon broke in the
hsin, though not till the solid iron was bent and
visited as if it had been used for lever instead
dacudgel.
Once he told me he was out hunting on snow
thOes, and had just parted from his companion, to
whom he gave his knife, when he broke through
the crust and came upon bear sleeping out his
Winters sleep under the root of fallen tree. 1t
vas an old fellow and shaking OFT his torpdity at
this sudden intrusion upon his burial-plaoc, he
rushed forth at Cheney. Cheney had barely time
gather himself up and make ready before the
huge creature was close upon him. Fetching a
dsad aim with his pistol right between the fellows
eyes, he pulled the trigger. The cap exploded
without discharging the pistol, while the bear was
within few feet of him, waddling along as fast as
bis unwieldy form would let him. He had no time
place another cap, so seizing his pistol by the
nurze, he aimed tremendous blow mt the crea-
,pres head But the bear caught 1t ON his paw
with cuff that sent it ten rods from Chencys
hand and the next moment was rolling over Cheney
hmselfinthe snow. His knifewas gone and mere
wrestling the bear evidently had the advantage,
md the hunters life seemed not worth straw
But just then his dog came up, and seizing the
aesiure from behind made him let so his hold and
nn and defend himself Cheney sprang to his
set and begsn to look around for his pistol BY
god luck he saw the breech just pecpinS out OF
the snow. Drawing it forth and re-fastenins his
now shoes. which had become loosened III this
Struggle he made after the bear, When he and
the dog closed both fell and began 70 roll one over
the o,her down the side hill, locked IN the embrace
death. The bear. however was too much for
toe dog and at length broke loose, leaving the lat
'erlacerated awfuly, torn--as Cheney said all to
pieces. But" said he, "Inever saw such pluck
nadog before AS soon as he found was ready Tor
esghs he was furious nil bleeding as he was, to be
liter the bear / told him we would have the ras-
calf we died for it. and away he sprsng leaving
bis blood on the SNOW us he went He srappled IN
n.h him and kept him at bay nj! came up.
BOX aim a. his head meaning to put the ball IN the
@nsse Of his BRAIN, but il struck below, and only
zoe his jaw to pieces 1 loaded up again and
red, but did not kill him. though the ball went
apagh his head. The third time fetched HIM,
saaa was bouncer. tell YOU
with moose fight will bid good Cheney fare
vel He was on. hunting when his dog tackled IN
Mn moose. There were two of them together,
@dss Cheney came up, they bent their heads and
sace at him like mad buf'aloes. The bushes and
aeanss snapped under them as if they had been
Eessems as they rushed forward Cheney coolly
sashed their approach. and cooking his pistol
ses'pea behind tree and fired as they dashed by.
ss ball went clear through one and lodged in the
sScr Cheney kills abou, seventy deer per sn-
IA He has none of the roughness OF the hunter
Wis one of the mildest most unassuming, pleas
At men you viii meet with any where. He is
sw married and whoever visits this region with
mhaving Cheney with him for several days viii
ssss great treat Yours, H.
coRoSER's ISauEsr.-R. Tate Wicker. ESQ. in
satcrrnitv to law summoned Coroncr's Inquest on
saturday morning last over the body oil Mr. Dudley
sfvn Hoyt who died the preceding evening from the
gscs Ct a wound, received ON Monday morning the
81 u!6Ino. After an address from the Coroner, the
~ proceeded to the examination OF testimony and
ae TO verdict that the deceased came TO his death
z wound inflicted by William r. Myers. aided and
Sered by Samuel S. Myers and William s. Burr.
sssnt forthwith issued for the apprehension OF
ss paraes The body OF Mr., hoy. has been conveyed