The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-07
LfFE IN Il MINING C1MP.
Desperate Fight win stag The Man Vic
tortous.


Or. J. NJ. Bailey. who has been absent
from town for some weeks working out IL az
srssmcnt on "A number of mines situated In the
Rub, range uf WOuntdtns, returned home last
evening. From ntm we learn the parti 'ulars Of
n thrilling dv'nturc. In which one NE WAS lost,
and tue Doctor himself narrowly escaped
iIghtful death.
one evening, as the Doctor was returning from
his m.ngs to camp. he noticed numhcr ot deer
IT eta IN the snow. ana wncn near camp saw u
I rgc deer ~oNle apur acning him. Is ing armed
W,th only suall Nv -shuOttr rev liver. ne CON
cealcd hun self t"nind slight rise IN the ground,
hnu "hch ne deer had come Itnin few icet
81 htn, aHdie'Y sptdng to mis- feet. and, taking
air. shot Tue surprised animal. woundtng II IN
the shuuli T. The deer Immediately turned aud
riu As ue~t 1t could, leaving u trail of flood un
ia" snow, bv whicn II could be f0lowed: DMk'
ness coming on. the Doctor wa forced to give
up the hunt. md returning to camp, engaged
TIA. servite- Oi iva tuIians 10 assist MIN In Sc
curing tue wounic t animal.
T. rlv the following morning the trio started
OUT, thc lodi .us rnei with rides and the Doc
t'r win his utc.sh1'ic'. Tue tfail was eisily
found, ana tut snort ui-t n q from where the
Duct r. nld left 1t the preceding night, the
wuaudod deer wts founi. evidently having Ueen
nur. lux his f' und curing the nisht Percoving
his rursirrs. the animal NJ lrted on on slow
ruu. and uter making detOur 81 the valley for
ABOUT uucpn mi -, started for the hills, which
were thicNlN covered win low growth of cedar.
Here It wa thought tlc hunters would have no
ainicuty IN baqging the'r game, aud Dr. lialey,
wno was ID short distance lnead Of the Indians.
wa. mouientitiy cX ccting to come up with the
de r, which ii tuen disappeared from view.
suddenly q & acNi Z ui the bushes was he rd,
wucu tue slug. wnich nd become enr Ved at the
ciusr pursuit. appca Il IN -ign;-nOt now "A one
whose ME was Dciug hunted down, but ON the
offensive M charging upon tue parry. caught
the Doctor on iiS broad antlefs, and hctufo uo
could rtnli1e tue 81 uattOn he " y To- ...d I'm tnr
air bN the maddened be vt aud sent rolling over
tue Rro.nd enough, iOrtdndteiy, not Substituting
much tnJurr.
one Il cue Indians soeina the turn anairs had
t,keu, Nod; Odt Tue otner, parabzsd with Tear.
seemed rooted 80 the sDDt. ana Il him the deer
next rata ~ attention. Rusnng upon tho
tttr,neI man ANA catcnng him On the terrible
weapons tfufe mad supplied IL with. the iucN-
less l.dian A. sem wmrltng through the AIR a
distance 4 appdt iJriy t-vt. IL" fell n At on his
face on tue luz 20 ftOund. A. soon as the Doc
tor couid gitncr himself up ne sought safety In
uignt out the AMIN Il. ucrccnIug IN. iuJantI ~.
G imb low ced r tres Oe,ore ne was az ain
pru.eht ( ict 90 face " IN the ueASt.
"A vim Loss al. sl.toi when tue deer made It's
attack. uc MS lcit lut any me .us of de-
frnoe > We common ok knife, aud, uri nginy
animal ~ the eyes and thus escape: but the
deer Was eqi / y the 9metseney. and success
fully parued OF the blows with his antler,.
eng nneuins could be accomplished Ia this
WaV. ne ID lctur cut "a branch from the tree. aud
tying the open kntfs To II bv means Il his inn-
kclChirf, agtin com nenced the nttack TINS
tine more sutce, IulIy, Tor Wcll-dlrtcttd blow
severed the jugulAr VEN In the animals ne,k.
snu the hsha was over, out not without one
more desperate attempt On tue part ul tue brave
aui.u |, whlcn, INNS dtit ~ ON recetyiIg ITS
dc lu wound. drew isslf up, its ey.s fl t-f.iny
Lac lis OF c. ANA seemed ,rs larinx itself for
one more ca t4c, Wnch IL feil tu tue eartn yea .
Inc u .ciur dc.ccnued nom the rec, ,nd, no
rciug tnat the Indian who had been att exc
lNins ON tue grrinI. FASTENED t. MN ADD
luuud M Ia "A uNtug condition. Oue OF the
antlef' h"i pcuetrA,ed the an inmen, tnc other
the fegie n 90 the spinal COlimu. tue antler
hteakin1 Oh and leaving a puf ION oi ", about
th're me o., In tue lndihn's DIV. Inc other
Indian nai come up ~ tuis TINES lire was
uuilt. tni preparations made to remove the
Wounded man To his CAM, bu. he dird ~ lev
moments alt-rw,rI. aud Vas buried On tn ~ I.
Tue nsut wt.h tue animal lasted some inr. aud
tt wd- Late the next dgy Auen the Doctor re-
tarhed To- iiuu.
Inc Indians returned and secured the ctrctss
- tue ice, ana nd iluhcation over the
event, sc 'nin-lY unmin1ful ,nit one OF tncir
ter winch the Wounded stag nal gwen IT'S pur-
suef-. me anters ~ tue deer. toe knife used
~ tue Dort ~. aud the 0rok 81 piece taken fiOn
the ina as DouN, were brought mo town by
Dr. BAILEY, nd ore now on exhibition at the
Palace saloon.