The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-22
A VETERAN HUNTERS END.
The Death Of - Famous Beer -tsycr AMER
Thiriy Years ns Hunter mud Trnpper
struggle near the Tama rack swamp.

Thirty Years ns n Hunter mud Trnpper-
struggle near the Tamarack swamp.
NJ MARrGNsVnLE, Pa, Dec. 2l.-JaCksCn
frailcv was killed In a contest with catnnount
near raniarack swamp, on welsh Mount In, on
Wednesday last. His body was found on Friday
large bear was seen on Monday IN the noun
tain not far from this village, and on "Wednesday
morning Frdcy, accompanied by Joscph and
James bloom, went out to hunt. The welsh
Mountain IA heavily iimbcrcd, and surrounded
by gre swainps aud rAynes, In which,bears,
catauounts nud other wild animals are plenty.
The hunters expected to return on Wednesday
nilht. They took no dogs, ns IL wes feared that
they might - oG on tho track of oecr. They
did not return ON "Wednesday night, and
Thursday morning q snow storm set in On
Thursday nirht II cleared on, Xix or eight
inches of snow having fallen. The hunters did
not return that night, ant t1eit friends deter
mined to re-patch trti"hers 4 una them II
they wore not back bV Friday morning. ON that
morning nitren or tweuty HlwArt wuudsinen
started to search welsh Mountain iot the miss
ing men.
At ABOUT ~ O'Clock tho body Of fraiiev was
found covered up ~ q -npw arm, nesr he foot
~ the mountain, only half a mile from Fra1ers
Gle ring. Hts clothing werG torn on from MA
lru9t to bis kne =, nd his face, neck, breast
and .bdomD u vas terfibly llreratcd, secnin9ly
by the claw or teoth OF wild animal. \. thct0
vas no evidence - sttn1tlr nett, nor Hok@ u,
tho snow, IL WAS ihtctfcd that after the fht II
the snow storm, he hat made his way mus r
In search Of aid ana that 10 had perished Ia tho
cull
Nothing further WAS found until the party
reached Iamsrack swamp. The body of fr. Hey
was taken b .ck TO Msrtin'yile Dy three oi the
! y riN. Whiie tvins ..out the swami one OF
/ the men found fr.ilr,' ti' standing A. in~t "a
| tree. Notn l. rreis were ,mptr a short dis
! nee tu the riSht. an n How. was the Uudy =
m enormous cat,muunt. II W. covered with
! MoInd- one htng nAde 10y "a rifle all and the
| rest plainly b, kuifc. The snow having heel
/ tNA fff a. - A. All IA
! rine stood. To. hunters knife L. NJ cltsp
| knife WIN "a but X hOrn handle and pieces 81
| his clntring were found. IL was evident that
| there had been a fearful strugsic. Tor the
! grpund was covered with blood Tor several feet
around, and tue uni"rbru-h WAC blooGy and
! hfuken.
Tn- .rrh W.. resumed. and at about /
! O'Clock IN tho ftcraOun aOne ot the party
J reached nm ult cfhtu near HuHt- raNire, known
| a. t." Lone tttir. Fresh tracks 81 men were
about n. nd INSIDE "A IRE was stiil -nOuldering.
| tre Tracks of tWo men led away toward the VII
| lac. ans trail VS. followed. ana after th
! part, IA WHlhcd about two uile- thcy met one
Of the llOnnis walking rapi Nv toward ham.
/ Ito told tncu int ue had just returned from
| Mnrttn-NIle. VII r. his brother and he hau nr
| rived IN hour or 80 before anf that H." h al
! com" To summon tncn 20 hil IN tine scarCn.
/ Neitncr be nor his brother knew - tho fate oi
| Ii n uut fn,n. Ihrv had ali 4tre hunted
until Meduesia, night nd nad shot twtce az the
heir. but lost II In swamp. Iuey saved IA
Lone q TN uuiit next day, lrailcN promising tu
'ufu nom" AMI teen IN tne % IN tfNils - get
the boar oui Of the swutnp. Ho vent furtu rom
the cabin 1T abou' O'clock IN tn hf cruppn. II
showed 50 h ri next day that the hunirts diu
| Fiail-y with the dogs. On Friday morning tney
went uu. and TIA ltcl some, hut ala not supiore
thA' Fr.ti. would tet.rn u was - cold.
fiuiry leave al rgc thu.iiN. lie had followed
| hunting ana trapping fortnirD yeaiS, beginning
years he killed over s,OoO deer st hears, - cat-
| mounts, pantherr. and unnuuucred wolves
and foxes. lie ws known throughout the
state - the Nimtod ~ tho ConA"a 40 and the