, 1881-12-18

An Incident of Eroutfer L'fe in Oneida
Counly F"r,y Years AGO.

/ An 1uctd~nI OF EFOAtfeF Il Il III oneida
COunly Furty Years .A.o.
| Utica Uhssrrtr-
4 correspondent wri.es from Remscu under
date Ut Dec, 2. as follows: Interesting narratives
| Of adventures with Wild beasts reminds lne Of
an event Ut thrilling local Interest which o.
Cured In this town over forty years ago. i
woud,nun named Huver, while out On a h5hing
excursion In the :: Little Wou1hulI, ut Ii polur
hot fur frnn the prcsea ct site Ut Port Touuuu.s,
was w,kened feou sound sleep BY =
punineF, wnen he discovered stand ny tn II .vt
but i few feet from h1m. Uu beng discovered
the punther. 70 Hoves's great rener. leaped to
the ground On the Opbuslr side Ut the lu;. i1-
stead Ut putlt,cing HIS helpless victim. The
atliiiHi prt,HIed aruuud durs1g tie reluuiuipr
at the night III dangerous proximity. Ihe fol-
low.ng day Hover called on William Il. Tnomas,
then fuul,,us beAr. trapptr. ailt "tu puSses5rd
q Kit Uf tuots su.tsuie for that purpose.
He ut once repaired 10 lne scene or AuSer's au-
venture where, after dtie reconnaissance, he set
suIle o1 b. trusted traps, ana his retur re-
Qucsted the occupant of the furthesa outpost In
Ilut direction tu watch ;and report.
Ia ult Ur Two word csnt oy al almost
breutnle.s messenger that tho feline was III the
trap tt required uut brief notice to nrs,llSe the
ne.gnborhoOd, and Ut utlce. II crowd Ut men and
hUys started, with Suitable appliances, deter
1n.ned TO secure. the prize alive, It pos--
stbie, Though we'll uWure Ut tne hazuru OF
sucn nn undertaking.. UDon arrival, sure
ei.uuEu, they found u puulter Of e11raOrdi-
mary s1ze~ \ heavy log chAin was tnsteued to
which operated Us III lMoed.ment dtbcult 10
drag al.lunE r',Ots a1Aa other entun.letnetit5 Of
the forest. The powerful uuitnut had, however,
owing u great muscular Strength. naue Gull
siderable pruxress- lie WAS discovered at
Il spot wilrre the cl,g had caught atI1Unt,
the ilri1lcr routs. As they uppr.mcntd his dem
t.Ilstrution5 Ut r,age were frlxnItut- i council
was ne1u 10 the mode Ut procedure. resulting
in the plum OF attaching hilDtner trap to the
end Ut pUle. iuto tns ouen jaw Ut which he ut
Once thrust furt pnw WIEN within reach, aud
III LINT pusuun the application ut sufficient
furce stretched the animal ut III. teAytb Thsy
then placed puts On the body III The fUriu Ut
skHis, upon which heavy fosS were sutled, thus
prusl rating him Ietpses5 to tue ground
His fUriu .dahIc uuwS were then GucaSed in
leulher u1ld tied, his mead iashed in u strong
suck, his legs fastened together aud swung over
E,ules, Au0 ne WAS safely Carried to Mr.. HuveGS
yard, the party frequently relieving euch other
uu the iusly tedious Journey Al sir Hovers
tner was nruily .l<.uyetl, anu this pen ut once
became the centre Ut attraction Nen atld
3vulleH, girls, aud buys were III dany attendance
with tne quota vi tutxi. Sutue bruugat woud-
chuckS and squirrels, others surplus cats aud
t,oul:ry. tual they might w!rncss has dcvonrmg
propensity 1 nave NOT vet forgotten the Ani-
mails display OF muscle. He would place nis
fUrepaws ut 'opptsiL extretuitlcs, and. with
out any apparent effort, teAr the object
asunder, carefully licking up all the
hi.ud ,H1d ut le.sure deyanlr.ils the substance.
ence und neglect lolllwed-the supply Of food
lessen11s.y OF tho appruacn OF wtuuer-and ne
tiuAlIy died The extreme length from Lip to tip
WAS between eleven aud twelve feet. and cltn
now recall htt.y used recul ut hj display Of
formidable claws and xienln ing tu3ks-