The New York herald., 1876-12-24
A STAG HUNT.

AN EXCITING STORY OF A BRAVE ANIMAL THAT
FOUGHT FOR ITS LIFE TO THE LAsT-How
IT KILLED AN INDIAN BEFORE 1T DIED AND
PUT THREE MEN TO FLIGHT.
From tho Eureka Coll Sentinel, Dec. ., 1851
Dr. J. II. Bailey who has been absent from town for
some weeks working out his assessment on a number
OF mines situated IN the Ruby range OF mountains,
returned home last evening From him we learn the
particulars OF o thrilling adventure in which one lie
was lost and the Doctor himself narrowly escaped u
irghtiul death One evening as the Doctor was re-
turning from his mines TO camp he noticed number
OF deer tracks in the snow, and when camp
"a large deer slow approaching him. Beng armed
with only small i've shooter revolver, he concealed
himself behind a slight riso in tho ground, and
when tho deer had come within few feet
OF him suddenly sprang TO his feet, aud,
taking aim, shot the surprised animal, woundng
It in tho shoulder. The deer Immediately turned
and best it could. leaving = trail of blood
the snow by which it could bo followed. Darkness
coming tho Doctor forced TO give up the hunt.
and returning 10 camp engaged the services OF two
Indians TO assist him in securing the wounded animal
Early the following morning tho trio started out tho
Indians armed with rifles and the Doctor with his hve
shooter Tho trail easily found and but short
from where the Doctor had lett tho prcced-
ing night the wounded deer found, evidently
having been nursing ms wound during the night.
Pcrceivink his pufsucrs the animal started oil n
slow run. aud alter making q delour OF the valley
for about fifteen miles started for the hills.
which were thcky covered with low growth
would have difficulty ''ba2gng" their game, and
Dr. Bailey who was short distance ahead o the In
dams, was inoncntarily expecting to come up with
the deer which had then disappeared from sud
denly cracking vi the bushes heard. when tho
Stag which had become cnraged the pursuit,
appeared in sightnot nov rs one whose life was beng
hunted down, but the oneasive-and, charging
upon party. caught the Doctor It's broad ancrs
before he could realize the situation he
the air by the addened beast aud sent rolling over
the ground, though fortunately not sustaining mucn
INJURY One ci tho indians, seeing the turn affairs
seemed rooted Ia the spot, and to h-i the
deer next paid IFS attention.. Rushing upon the
terrified man aud catching him ON The terrible
weapons nature had supplied with, the luckioss
Iniian whrnns through the sir u distance OF
about thirty feet, anu tell n,t his luce the
frozen ground. As tne Doctor could gather
himself up sought safety In light, but the animal,
pcrcevipg the intention, started IN pursuit. aud he
barely had time TO climo u low cedar tree bciurc he
again brought lace 10 face with the beast Having
lost his pistol when the deer made its attack he was
LEFT without any means of deicncc
jackkuiic, aud bringing TINS into requislton no en-.
deavorcd to STAB the animal IN the eyes and thus
escape but tho equal to the emergency, and
successfully parricd oil the blows with his antIers.
Seeing noihIng could DO accomplished In this
tree. and Tying tho open knife IL by means
hundkercnef. again need the attack, tins
cred the Jugular vein in the ANIMALS neck and tho
hight over, but not w.tnout moro desperate
attempt on the part oi tho bravo animal, which nmc-
diatciy RECEIVING its death drew Itself up,
Its flaming like balls O nrc. and seemed preparing
itself Tor charge, when IL cli 10 the earth
dead The Doctor descended from the tree. and
ucing that the Indian who had been attacked
lying on the ground, hastencd 10 HIM and found him
In dying condition. ono OF tho anticrs had pcnc-
trated the abdomen, the other the region OF the
spinal column, the antcr breaking oil and leaving
a portion Of u, about three nchcs In tho Indians
body. The other lndian had come up by this time;
nre was built and preparations made to remove the
wounded man 10 his camp, but hc died IN icw
mcnts niterward aud WAS buried tho spoi. The
hght with tho animal lasted somo time, and 1t was
late the next day when The Doctor returkcd TO camp
The Indians returned and secured the OF the
deer and had oliincation tho event. seemingly
uninndiui that one of their number had lost his c
the terrible encounter w0ch tho wounded stag had
gwen us pursuers The nnters Of the deer tho kne
by the Doctor and the broken piece taken IRON
tho Indians body wero brought into town by DR..
Bailey. aud exhibition ~ tho Palace saloon.