The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-29


s. Lowe, for the smoky Valleys.
For the past few weeks quail hunting has
been popular, and chickens have been allowed
to roam the praircs almsst undisiurbet!.
Quail hanting may not be rs attractive 10 pro-
fessional hunters as chicken hunting but to
novices which We are one is altogether the
most lovely fun. Ii is fun 10 retreat from the
/ level aud uLiH:crcsting prairie To ihe ba.hy
bends aid hear the quail ~ they whistle back
ard forth to come upon covey. ard A. they
! fly, bring down from one to five more Of
ten none at one shot. We love the handsome
little birds, and it seems almost wicked to
make our conscicnces submit TO be cut in
twain just for the purpose OF having most
sav0ry dinner. Four Of us-thc same Who
fought against chickens so glOrou>,y on the
Gypsum few weeks ago-startcd on a quail
hunt last Friday. A chicken was our first vic
tin which came down from quite hi altitude
dead as hammer. Not another chichen did
we shoot during the day. We struck bend
about eight miles south of town aud thai tract
of country was pretty well. canyssscd before
We left it. The writer hereof was called upon
as usual to perform the most important. re-
spOnsible and deXtrous duty pertaining TO the
expedition--to hold the hoi,es- while the
three others. with wholly reliable and always
hungry Jack, commenced tramping aboCt IN
the tall grass and bushes for quill oseys.
Soon the shooting commenced AMI there was
more of it in short space Of tim, probably.
than has been heard Of since the var. Ii Wa he
most complete model of bush whsckinx tlt
could be- got up. Ts Kill one quail ~ ,ciuaI
measurement, We figure that IL tOOk Fariy one
half of a pound of shot. not counting the
amount OF powd,r. caps, etc. In the estimate
the time occupied Is not to be considered, for
we hear that Salna was never more quiet and
orderly than upon last Friday-when eur dele
CATION was absent from town. One Of our
number found one barrel Almost useless, and
spent the greater portion VI his lime in filling
the nipple with powder and Swapping caps.
At last. when the afternoon was we'll spent. lac
concluded TO draw out the ciarge, ard he did
il. He found only two charges OF slot. This
WAS au item OF small importance. but it goe- 10
illustrate that shot is not conbustibe. By
dinner time W. had SHOT some fifteen birds. Sew
eral rabbits had also been foolish enough Ia
&c; in Johns way. We spread out our pro-
visions un Ter tree aud took an hour OF rest.
Previously, while driving the wagon over
rough piece OF ground. we had unconsciou,ly
aid Internationally broken very necessary
article of furniture, which somewhat enraged
our companions. We brggrd IN a d csc ped
dishouorable discharge. To ikis tlay the
party think We were Innocent and We are Will
H.. f.,r
hard stone TO break that vessel. We d" folded
tents " AT about one O'Clock and went OF to
bend further south, where quail might be num-
Der, d by the thousands rather than by the
hundreds. There we spent the remainder of
the day. And there We made the number OF
dead quails up TO rhirty->ix- In that same
bend a number of deer had lately been sevD.
but We found none. Ii was luck Tor the deer |
We canyasscd that beud thoroughly. too, aud
drove most OF the quail Ia the ea,t eide Of the
river we had nearly made up our minds To
cross the Smoky and attack them upon that /
SIDE. but were slt,sied that the result won I
be only 10 drive them back 20 their iOv..ie. p.'-
siiion. wrcsH here state a truth: :i,ai at lie 4
ten thousand qulil> We saw in that bend, thai .
day. nine Thousand nine hundred and seventy
nine are there set-as far as The visitation OF
our party is concerned. Tired out by con,id-
cradle ira nping the boys were content to
strike Tor town before the sun had gone down.
John. with rsge worse thxu Ju. ,it~r's. tore
his shirt. aud ground his teeth at poor success.
We enjoyed the sport for sat ia tic wagon
aud dictated the advances, the retreats and the
counter-marches. We were tired. Ioo-oi Sit
ting in the wagon. Our first quail hunt was
pretty good spert-oa the Average.
The Salina eScursionists adopted the follow
ing resolutions upon their trip east
"As CITIZENS OF saiiae. ovtsvA. Dick-n.on Mitch
eli ami NCEhers- = rOgntes k4nsas sai rxcarsi aisI-
over rh- N n I. x. X. -. Lnis AMI eastern
pants wosld esleIuiy tc4drr hanks ta-
cfncsrs ard 'csi4US"rs 81 Tie asosr Tpsd Tor their
kiad sid Urtsuls Ejicaiten ; ctr trip.
Believing that ia was their iniealiSa n MAKE our
journey OF pleasure well 6-ae5f DC thrrr-
FIRE
feso'Se1, thai VIC chesFfnlly reo0maarna this
road % the trIve,iny pablsc Ne e-7-cstly tc1d~T
oar thanks to 1syIor Miller. OF sAiInA. W J Nicbass
agent OF the ~. n 4 1T. X Il, 4ad z J Johasoa.
western passenger sxtn, l. -. l.. 4. r. and y g.
High, 81 Inc o. ~, l.. T. r.. Cor sa~sE .Ktr. EFFORTS
10 make the rNcnT-ioa . success.
Moved fhs; ne sasyebe psblished IN 81. Las Esa-
81. C1'y, saii,s. Ahlcus sni Belsi; rar--.. !