The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-01-06

/ covered endeayoring to conceal HIM |
self in some fallen tree top, and if
! killed, his scalp was Immediately sell
cured and hidden. to save the bounty |
for the lucky hunter, seven dollars
being considerable sum of money
for those days. Very many were
! thus killed, of which no report was
made at the conclusion of the hunt.
As the lines of men approached the |
battle ground, the game of all kinds
began to be often seen, and the report
of firearms more frequent, until the
line of blazed trees was reached, when
according to orders, a halt was made,
rand the real sport of the day COM
menced. The men on the line were
only about two rods apart, and formed
a hollow square, of sufficient distance
across to prevent any danger from
flying bullets, which were discharged
from the opposite sides. The fright
ened animals ran from side to side,
making the most frantic efforts to
break through the lines, but were con-
stnutIy met by a storm of lead from
the rifles of those experienced hunters
until nearly all that had been driven
4 to the battle ground had been killed.
Some ofthe old hunters, whose main
4 dependence for meat was on the wild
game of the forest, would now and.
then permit a drove of deer to pass
g through the line and escape, it being
the principal. object of the hunt to rid
ting country of the bears and wolves.
4 After the firing had ceased, the game
that was killed was drawn to the CEN
! ter of the battle ground, and a COM
: mittee was appointed to make a fair
4 and equal distribution to each town
ship. Each party then proceeded to
skin and dress its respective share,
and give to each man his proportion
to carry home or dispose of as he
thought best. The result of this hunt
was never correctly obtained, for
the number of wolves that were killed
could not be correctly ascertained for
reasons above stated, yet several
wolves, twenty four bears, and large
I, numbers of deer and turkeys, were
), brought i'll for division. Itwas alto
: gether the most successful hunt ofthis
region, and much credit was due to
its protector, Captain Mills, whose un-
, tiring efforts and industry in arrang-
ing and organizing the. whole matter,
resulted in SO much benefit to those
early settlers of our county. The next
: season, a second hunt, similarly ar
, ranged and carried out, oEerthe same
ground, was organized by Capt. Mills,
/, but owing to the success of the pre-
} yious year, it resulted in killing but
: very few of the larger animals. One
noted bear was killed, however, which
had been the terror OF the hunters
: dogs for many year, and as he had
ters with then, i,e-Aad obtained the
) title of the g King Bear" He was a
monstrous fellow W, with head like a
lion, having huge teeth worn off with
) many years hard usage. When he
fell, shout of eXultation went round
| the line, which showed how glad they
5 were to be rid, at last, of their dread
, ed enemy. He. was not in very good
$ condition, yet his weight was five Or
z six hundred pounds. An incident
S occurred at this hunt which was a
' source ofmuch merriment to the by
: ISLANDERS, who witnessed it without
: offering any interference. Nose Nc
), Intosh, from Mantua, having sudden.
t ly found himself in front ola big bear
: who showed fight, and being armed
: with an old musket with bayonet
a he at once ordered bayonet charge
upon Bruin. The bear accepted it,as
J, a challenge to. q single combat, and
/ stood up manfully to the fight but
Moses, being very impetuous man
t he attacked the bear with such fuiiou;
4 courage and energy that in a short
o time, the contest was decided an6
/, poor bruin,- pierced with innumerable
:, bayonet wounds, gave up his life
+ while valient Moses had the satisfac
,tion of vanquishing bear in siuglt
a fight No serious accident happened
g during the day. A Mr.. Welch, from
is Shalersville, was wounded in the alb
1t domen by a passing bullet, but th'
n injury was slight and soon healed
d 1t was after dark when many of tn,
h hunters started on their return II
their homes. Those from Mantu
l. were piloted by Patrick Ray, who's
g organ of locality was SO fully devel
4, oped that he was enabled to take then
l. through the dense wilderness, ON
IS dark night, in a direct route to clear
~ ing near the now fourishing villag
10 of Mantua Station, and from ther
n they proceeded to the house of Joh
a, Blair, where they exchanged thei
d game for such refreshments as enable
ii them to have jolly time, before dis
I'd persing to their respective homes
IN which they reached in safety, some
Sc time before the next day. II @
D. HENRY COBB.
r. y MANTUA Dec, 81. 1869. .T-
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:, an exchange, will be exceedingly use
u u ful, as it tells us how to get rid G
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