Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-09

One Hunter Kflied-A PROLONGED
Fight and Death Of the Infu.
rated Animal.
DIR. j.. NJ. Bailey, who has been absent
from town for some weeks, working
out his assessment on a number OF his
mines situated in the Ruby range or
mountains, returned home last even.
ing. From him WI learn the particu
lars OF a thrilling adventure in which
one life was lost and the Doctor him.
self narrowly escaped a frightful death
One evening as the Doctor was return.
ing from his mines 10 camp he noticed
q number OF deer tracks in the snow,
n when near camp saw a large deer
slowly approaching him. Being armed
with only a small "five.shooter" re
volver, he concealed himself behind a
slight rise in The ground and when the
deer a ON within a few feet of him
suddenly sprang to his feet and, taking
aim, shot the surprised animal, wound
ing it in the shoulder. The deer i'm
mediately turned and run AS best it
could, leaving
A Trail OF Blood
On the snow by which it could be fol-
lowed. Darkness coming on, the Doc
tor was compelled to give up the hunt,
and returning to camp engaged the
services of two Indians to assist him
in securing the wounded animal.
Early the following morning the trio
started out, the Indians armed with
rifles and the Doctor with his s'five
shooter" The trail was easily found,
and but a short distance from where
Doctor had left it the preceding night
the wounded deer was found, evil
IDENTIFY having teen nursing his wound
during the night. Perceiving his pur-
suers the animal started off on a slow
run and after making q detour OF the
valley for about fifteen miles, started
for the bills, which were thickly covered
with a low growth of cedar. Here it
was thought the hunters would have
no difficulty in ''bagging" their game,
and Doctor Bailey, who was a short dis
lance ahead of the Indians, was mo-
mentarily expecting to come up with
the deer. which had then disappeared
from view. Suddenly a cracking of
the bushes was heard, when the stag,
which had become enraged at the close
pursuit, appeared in sight; not now
as the II whose
Life was Being Hunted Down.
But on the offensive, and charging
upon the party, caught the Doctor
on its broad antlers, and before he
could realize the situation he was
tossed in the air by the maddenel
beast and sent rolling over the ground,
though fortunately not sustaining
much injury. One of the Indians see
ing the turn affairs had taken fled, but
the other apparently paralyzed with
fear, seemed rooted to the spot and
upon him the deer next paid its atten
ton. Rushing upon the terrified man
and catching him on the terrible
weapons ATTIRE had supplied it with,
the luckiess Indian was sent
whirIlns Through the Air
A distance Of about thirty feet, and
fell fiat on his face on the frozen
ground. AS soon as the Doctor could
gather himself up he sought safety
in flight, but the animal perceiying
the intention started in pursuit and he
barely had lime to climb a low cedar
tree before he Il again brought face
to face with the beast. Having lost
his pistol when the deer first made
its attack, he was left without any
means of defense save a common
iack-knife, and bringing this into
requisition, he endeavored to stab the
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but the deer was equal to the emer-
gency and successfully parted off the
blows with his antlers. Seeing moth.
ing could be accomplished IN this
way, the Doctor cut a branch from
the Tree, and tying the open knife to
it by means OF his handkerchief,
time more successfully, for a well
directed blow severed the jugular
vein IN the animals neck, and the
fight was over, but not without one
more desperate. attempt on the part
of the brave animal, which immedi-
a,ely on receiving its death wound
drew itself up, its eyes
Flaming Like Balls of Fire,
And seemed preparing itself for one
tllOIc ChdiSCS "hCAA ~
earth dead. The Doctor descended
from the tree, and noticing that the
Indian who had been attacked was
lying on the ground, fastened to
him and found him in a dying con-
dition. One of the antlers had pene-
trated the abdomen, the other the
region of the spinal column, the an
tier breaking off and leaving a por.
ton of it, about three inches, in the
Indians body. The o,her Indian
had come up by this time; a fire
was built and preparations made to
remove the wounded man to his
camp, but he died In a few moments
afterward and was buried on the
spot. The fight with the animal
lasted some time, and it was late the
next day when the Doctor returned
to camp. The Indians returned and
secured the carcass of the deer and
had a j~ollitication over the event,