, 1880-12-25
A GREAT HUNT.
In Which the Farmers Of the
Western Reserve Partici.
pated in 1918.
How Tho 0amo Of Htnktoy Township, Medina
County, Hold Satoet Matinee with
454 Hunters.

kllG WIN HllAl tllal CllleSH WlllGH NpuAHN III
tho folklore 1T NIL nations, ionB will surpnss
The grcnt lltnklGy hunt undertaken by tho
settlers mil farlnura OF tho Western Reserve
fl tho cnrly ycnrs OF thls century III It's vivid
md realistic ctsnr1ns. The hl,nt occurred III
tho fail Of 1878. 1llnkley, which now forms
tho extrcmo northeastern township Of
Mctlli,n County. bordering OIL Cuyallogn md
Summit Counties, WIS then
AN UNn1:uitf:S, I,tSsE wrEDEI,NEss.
There was not a st,tEle settler Ill MI Its ter
rltory, though nearly all Ut tlo townships OIL
It's four sides were already well co'nNfzcd,
hnh wcro entering OIL Nil ern Of advanced
cultivation. III tic distribution OF the lnnts
ur Tie Western Reserve, among tho original
luslil spectators who bought II Of tho Stato
If Connecticut, llinkiey fell 10 tho lut
Of Judge Samuel ll'nk1ey. Of North
alnptoM, Muss. lie nlso was the owner OF
numerous other tracts 1T tho different co,lil-
ttcs of tho lsuseryc. Th's township betnr
broknn a1,d rugged In lis pllystcnl conligs'ra-
ton. he ,atl made no effort to have 1t sold
atui settled up. The settlements aud clcar-
inss TINT were rapidly being made In tho atl-
juInlng townships drove tho wild animals
mil beasts, III which tho country Mt TINT tlnc
nbountictl, Into tho dark shades and cnyern-
o,1s reccsses Of Ilinkley Township Tho
UluNu fuIC} W. 4t1EhJ 4htlGAf
flows through tho township from south to
liortil, was tlurll,g these years considered tho
paradise q hsInters R'1Gl,g lio setti9rs M rot
inany miles a1oHM' TE!s Myn1r1slnt9's 9s,an'i anH
hunting rcShrt, wllG theEUtttltry etlst, north.
ulllt sO,stt, had already been well sott led.
This depretlat!Ons MIL annOyMllces by
TIE WOLVES AMI IEAls
whose 1in,thts were In 1ltnklcy caused tho
farmers nll,l settlers Of Medina, Summit, and
{SnxO1yt,ru fSnitHfJpQ tn rnEnfpt4 n Nf
exturlnlilation aga1nst these heasts. a meet.
inE wns called III StroitRsvilfe III tho full u
1878; to nlak9, arrangements fnr the Ereat
distance to hrlp III tile slaughter clmse. i
committee to cdfa!uct tho limit WINS selected,
aud they sootl Issued Il procl9inatIn@li @ 10 tllg
farmers Of the tl!ree counties: Tlle lay
Tho order WIS thnt tho fnrlnors gather by
enrIy luybrcnk armed with rifles, GUNS,
pltcl,forks, iafls, clubs, and every ayai!a@,lo @
Instrument of war; form continuous @ IL il'Eo
given signal advance towards Its centre, kll:
luz, shooting, n,uE Strengthening alf galne tlmt
entl,e within rtneh, 4 l,alf mile sallnro WIS
marked out by bazel trees Ill tho centre OF tho
township. mil on thls linz they were d! 4! t9
stop. a,d tnku position, an!l from there XII
nlli shoot tile gu1ne Within reach. Cleyc'
iaMd. Newbnrg. alld R0yaltnn werc to form
On tito Mosti il nTesKsy'lIS ait lltseliG,d a.,
yiIIc On tic wrs.. Preparations. Oh MI extcl,.
siyD scnlu Mt Ulice commenced Throughout
tho onttre region, md tIa excitement for il1e
impending cslAsD l,pEln tn rim tliEh Thu
94th day of DrcHnber can!c. 1t was n clear,
brisk day.. 4 SLIGHT crust snow cnycred
tic ground, and tho little streams MID tho
roun YerS frozen Es h9r bstorY ts !, ar s}n;
thronge thl 'cailess alnl nh'vering trees. thu
mise null laughter OF men advancing trnm
every Direction toward tl,e line, the bark of
dogs, mil thu sharp rlng of rLitc-slut re-
ccliostl through tic WOODS from fur and near.
Startled n,d alarmed,
TILT. DEER sT.AitrtD FROM THEIR LAIR
and bounded in lnng strides for r0fugo In the
wild connes 1f tlie velltral township; l., h@lal1y @
| tile tlny has really commenced. The wolves
allsl bears Just returning from! their nights
rnt.ls tn the settl0mcnts sneak otf in precfi,-
ltuus Hight before tho unusual noise, ,slld
hide In tho t!Itek 6WAnll's MIu cnpGr1l0tts re-
cesscs OF Itlnsley:. Sn0M tho large hunting
host Is IN line mi tho four slcs of tho bnttlc.
gronnl. :. The men take their positions nnl
form III line, tl,e. conlpanEes touching at tao
making i continuous ling of twenty mEles nli
tic inside. Tlln Mnrtli l!uc, composed of the
settlers of Cuyal.oEa County, !!n'abcrs about
s@ i,'. s ~ Glcva1el 81 1e 1FotG II Is er lp 'l cS.
sSai.i'"s'r 1a'i d 4 N. fsrrs. Of i!oyaiton. Thq
west line !,as about rs nell, md
Il under cl.arge u Judge Weltons
:cc.ssi'e. i i''i Tho sol soith i ine, under ee!,na,d
Ut Zcnas Hamilton, number about lt1 'nel,
ais4 the west line. under Abraham FrSeze,
OF Brunswick, numbers about Omen. These
aud the wlolo aiEa!r Il under tl.eIr lr'ncdatG
cn,,trnl a,d direction, The hunters stnNtl
n!ert a1l.l alxtonsly wit for tue sigma! to pss
TlluA q long4traWn blaat fr0,n u lIori. cGrles
down The valley. 1t Ii answered OH Tho west
nlld tl0wn 1t passns along Its !lne, tllon 1t
comes enst and up bncl. it goes to tlp Hortll:
As the last bugle sound illus Mway the word
/ "ALr. NE.sDyh
passes from mouth 10 lnnntti, and with It the
advance begins. Sscattlly t'!o c0lulnns pseks
Dh. silently ut ilrst, tlIc,l c1i'es Wild Shout,
anil BOON the ee,tolnS roll at mnskutry us tho
Wild enne tnsl,es tlirortGll tho wHotls atll tic
thsk Nnlerbrns oylo1n y r. te 4yae,s lI u h9ft ,
suuaru oil tiie centre; then follows east nit!
west md south. 1t wins ROW h!nlost, q solid
phn'nlx Of men standing close to Gnu MI.
Driven into madness and utter despair by
TIM terrible confusion ail4 slaughter, tho
tleer le By tho slags, tlnsll ~ ttrovcs against
tho li!!ts: many arc shot. others arc inrket'
sioh @ ss vsf ta }9 epsf of M ta 1s'sf a
ers. The fr!gi!toncsl anln!ats gu!verlng al!
f0aMIrE, with tl,e!r lurgo eyebalss cNtel,dcd,
rush buck Md fort!, frun staa 10 side, and
ksIE 1uubSHEFH EnllIHHEa. tsN 4l4Ei3 AtC
strict, ti.nt nll firing must DO done low a,sd to-
wartss tlle center, to prevent Injury 10 the
Ngainst the north cnlan!,. I.athrp Seymour
aacl!len!aily received Gllcks''nt H. by y sli9!
nlll IL conveyed buck to tic renr to have III.
wounds dressed. ltls now past noan. H., n!N ri
atrown on the ground through tie wontts
0ne 1r typ bcars ,f n'nl seSeral r woiyss M
lty soon bcc,lllle npuarent to tic Captains
Tint al ths K'no closed li ife ,sun1o c"u u,I
wDlycs, tho determination Ut whlcl. VII!
reilly the pNrpo;Se of tho huntwwit!o"t, .!n ,an o..
stiles. ''rlis cnu!tl liot gu DOM wil'lant III
tlangerlnE tho llfo nlM llmhs Ut thu hunters
a COUNCIL or WAR WAS cAtI.En,
md 1t was decided that tho lines should hold
tI,olr positions, al,t! that no further lohs
rango rlng u one, a'nt Tn kil!s f;!s 81 sel
CoggsWu!l, 1T Bath, Mo-, thu psinco nf hunts
n is ay y onio' n1 l;,!ISy WI, n tlt
lnrnlI,il nj EIpynluut. md Wl,Nin pEu.nr mint