The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-20
SPORTS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
CJAILsHOOTING NEAR THE sPOT
WHERE BRA DDOCk FELL.

UHIoNTowH, Pa, Nov. 1O.-This region
I. historic. Braddock's road, which crossed the
Allegheny mountains from Fort Cumberland to
Fort Du Qnesnc, now Pittsburgh. can stu be
traced through the thick forest that clothesth
western slope Of Laurel Ridge. six miles t. the
northwest. A high peak. detached spur OF
Laurel Ridge. within plain view OF the town.
was the site selected by the tardy Col. Dunbar
for the encampment Of the rear guard OF Brad
docks army while his impetuous chief was hur-
ryIne himself to the grave ana his army to de
etructipn at the Inflated Brid LOOKS held
twelve miles southeast Of Pittsburgh and
sixty miles from Dumb r. camp Twelve
miles east 4 UDlontown can still he
traced the fast-disappeariug outlines OF Fort
Necessity. where Washington fought his FIRST
battle aud mot his FIRST defeat. The old Ma
tlnnal road passes near this historic spot aud q
decayed stone built inn, with tumble-down barn
aud st. ules. stands within modern rlhs range A
tew mines further east and few rods north Of
the National road ia tho grave OF Gen. Brad
dock It's IN field, and not even rude stone
sharks the spot, and the last resting place OF
Bttddork Is tnown to only few Of the Oldest
residents un the mOuurain.
An old mountainecr told me the story of
Brlddock r death. He said thlt IN his youth
he knew Tom Fossett. an aged man, who lived
not tr from DrhddOck's grave; that occnsiJu-
ally Old Rom went on sprees. aud that when IN
liquor he said that he was tho man who killed
Gen. Bruddock. Tussett who Nirenian,
was with BraddOck's army as a scout, and by
Gen. Bradd ocks order he, for some iniraction
81 the army regulations, and when the oppor-
tuuity offered w tue fight at Braddock's nelds,
shot tho british commander. lhis version OF
Braddccks death is accepted as truth bN the old
resiJeutt ofthls uHase, whose fathers had IT
from r ssett s nps.
Thc scenery Of THE part Of western Pennsyl-
yanla is sttlkingly beautiful. From the summit
Of Laurel RIDGE. where the old National road
crosses IT, you can. on clear autumn day,
sweep with tue naked eve seventy miles over
Favette, Greene, Washington. and. westmore-
and counties and see he smoke curling up
rom score more OF villages.
Tho country about Cniontown is not only pic
o. turc.QIe. out rich in soil and the inexhaustible
mineral wealth that undorhes It. The vein Of
oituminous cal that crops out along the valleys
IA famous throughout all the western country,
Oh account of the superior coke that Is made
from Is. There Is not furnace west OF the Al
ieghinies shat docs not use the Youehioghey
coke. and even the silver smelling works OF Ne
vada puro base considerable quantities OF It.
A. YOU whiri hither from Pittsburgh along
the Nongh loehoy river, you sec row after row.
tier above tier. of coke ovens, and n YOU chance
10 taxi the ride after nightfall you hnd the
whole region lighted by their fires. These ovens
sre inverted cones Of nre.brick. faced with
stone Alt the intorstices between the rows
Of inverted cones being filled ~ until the line
OF ovens looks nne well faced terrace. a cir
cular opening about Dfteen inches ia diameter
II let "a, the t3p Of tue oven, through which the
charge Of one hun ircd ana atty or one hun
dred ind seven'Y-hvc bushels Of coal i made.
For "a few hours after an oven Is charged a
dense volume OF inky-0lnck smoke pours
through thetop opening; AZ length blight flames
column u fame leaps hcavenward. hgnting up
the surrounding country. After burning for
several hours. the dame gradually dies out, and
thin blue vapOr rises, To be succet ded after
another stage by red glow Of Intense heat.
There are from q TO $50 ovens in fun blast at
coke works, and these works are numerous: at
almost every turn OF the railroad they burst
upon YOUR vision.
AT CorDelisve YOU pass two lines Of coke
ovens, nsing IN tiers along tue side OF low
ridge. whirl through Wild gorge made by
Dunbar creek. and yoar right another
line OF COOK ovens. 70 your left. up the valley Of
Dunbar creek, rises the tall a. ok of the Dunbar
Iron Con panys furnace. the largest establish
meut IN Am rica. ny slight grade past Mount
braddock. the plantation OF Christopher Cts,
the friend of Washington. and the nrst white
settler IN Iayette county. 10y another line Of
coke ov' rs. aud down er ide YOU 60. whirrlnG
past tho coke works and furnaces OF the Le-
mont Iron Company. and then winding through
a beaul!ul ilev. whose soil rivals that OF the
Old Nile, and IN few minutes more you reach
this place, thriving county town, the county
seat OF Fayette, with population OF $50 to
s,0cQ good h otes, md IN the heart OF the best
ride Of the Auautc coast.
IL was to enjoy IA few days sport with my dog
and my gun. a Iun after the hounds and the
fox. ana perchance a shot al fine buck, That
came T. tnis region % spend my fall vacation.
With NY beautiful English setter and an old
sportsman ui me village aud ms dogs, took
the Lar dlOtd- horse and wagon At dnyoieak. ana
bunting ground. After the rain Of the previous
nlghf the ground was IN prime order Tor tue
dogs. and there was promise OF "a fair, cool dai
The horse and wagon were left In tue barn Of an
obllginx farmer aDu we made Tor stubple heli,
ana before We were halt WAY across II the dogs
GENE to point. We wee soon up. ana AS the
dogs flushed the covey let them have II
ri.ht NJ len, snl dropped Tor hlrds. The dogs
marked down the birds ~ they settled In the
thcket, and then, as we slipped I'm loaded car
fridge, retrieved our birds ana started Oh. Ny
companiOn's dog came TO point, amt
rose another and larger covey. We had
hardly dsposed Of this Y me before our dogs
70 take a shot a, a pheasant, the dogs pointed
again lns proved to he the fourth covey ot
quail, and we bagg-d two orace more, and
marked the remainder down IN a tnicket. Then
kept straight on 70 dense wood, and after
beating soou, half wy through Il, my dog
pointed. The undersTowth was very thick and
the chances OF a fair snot were slim. out went
60 the right VIII nv comrunion took the left,
and hiel on tLhr dogs who flushed d pheasant,
driving him quar.erlng to the lett. My COM
panion gave him both barrels. but the under
growth war 80 thick that he could not aim ac-
curately. wac on higher ground. md little
Ia advance. and when the pheasant came Ia
view through the trees had a fair open rdnRe,
aud brought him down with my choke bore
at distance OF nfty-sx yards.
we now retrhced our steps TO the stubOle field
10 follow NJ The birds that We hld murkrd do q
IN the thlcke' bordering IT, We found on enter
Tug the thieke, that the covert was very thick
tangled mas Of uldergrOwth aud brlars. but
Tue dogs we're petsevsriug, an We made some
pro lress Tue birds rose aud cleared the
undegrowth, but they settled close 80
that y Wa quick work II we dropped
one, We uied o. drive them out into the
stuhhe teld, and after two hours OF hard wul X
hhd gotten over considerable portion Of the
thicket. by this tune the dogs were badly used
up With the brers. aud had no relsh for their
work, aud We decided To n, another place.
Just across "a road from our stuDnle field war a
hillside covered with long Rr IS. and adjoining
Y corDteld and there we soon had W "a Convey.
We drove them vigorously, hoping to scatter
them, and then be able 10 pick them out AZ our
leisure. In this We succeeded. aud Within an
hour and u half we bAHRed twenty bras. A
fail storm pat an end 10 our snort al about -four
O'Clock, and on taking account OF stock we
found elghty-four quail and one solitary pleas
am.
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