The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
AN ARgAnsAw DEER HUNT.

krco41. aCofYc<ponucut cf the sN Asn vile SIassr. writing from Sugar loai Springs, Arkansaw. gives the following description Of deer hunt
 One day las, week we made up party ,o 70 deer drivins" S,N of US leh the Spnngs aocu; o'clock in the morning. on horses, with CUT suns. our dogs jump ing and barking sgoend us. and cool pieasan, morning. every preparation made. and everything indicated. a, least, an enjoyable tr,p fl not successful one. We wen, in a northerly direction alenr a small trail c. path 10 the river.. Abcu, mile from the town we struck a heavy tores; of pine. white and rcd oak. and other timber, but there was DO under growth as far as ~e could sec. was inc grass about a foo, high. which reminded us ct prairie ,hs, had been set out with trees, which had grown 10 these large di- mansions. The country was. however. not level like a prairie. but rough and rugged. bu; yet this grass grew ,n abun- dance on all sides for miles and miles, Our intention was to cross the river which IS abor, tao miles fro the springs. and make stand for the deer immediately an the opposite side. The reason being that the hunters. wc had two ot them tn our party had rarely ever scared un one on this s,ie of the rivet, |, being oniy an exception when they did We were rti- ing along leisurely m single ti!e talking about pas, deer hunts and the prospects oi the presen; hunt. when one oi the dogs gave loud bark and bounced over the grass on oar ush, We looked. eSpeV,- ins ,o see a rabbit or sqaiiiel. hat in- stead saw abeu, twenty tive wards o'i deer bounding and leapsns over the etass. wish ,he dos li,ei II The other dos Comins uf had ne seonei gni .o the place where vt saw ne ieei ai nfsi than haandeG asAs to ret rstt. fAe othei iA~n having gone t2)onr icit Wei ssi lhefe .s ts nal ;. $ la' ufc& tay oi Is
 md we Nete E hi;y # ,e eH,y.Il fec o; Joth ot 'hem Ii fs-z ! was ..I done m aeta4ns.n. at AE eve Ne wete no' eSae ;.as to see .eN on iaa' slde ei the reef lhe whe4e szN ?, ls weEe tiuasei
 ,ni s1t iamAiaaus z of. #aa.' hnI.cs and those iect so: h,a it ea before we tAea ,s. abaas sae tslas !, cl,hc, pi theni. Fen me ,~o e>pci eu cd hGate we had with us iatsot to tlise ,heIi sans and shoot Gnti II wsts toa .a.e l. aiue so unexpectedly. ,na inc sish; m ls so ptet'y the beaa;ifu. haIt-grosn deer fumpins so sraCcta..y up the mountain w.th the dogs ungns bark behind them. SO com. plelely charmed Us that we for 70; We had guns For whie. and |. VAS only | shor; while. ha; long enough to .e, them set away. ~e were o5avlous 10 everything eNeep: those bouncing deer. ,hink ~c Al. forgot whether ewere riding Of walk ins. standing or sitting. our eyes were nxei for the tune beng on those deer We waited for the dogs and finally sas- eeded IF calling them of. and marched on again. with oer eyes li;;le more open than before We ame ;o the fiNeI and here beheld oeaa,if4, scene We were |; a pom. where the uteI tlu along ,ae ragged and rocky .e of the mountain on one sde, and A low land on the other making kind oi he,se shoe bcnd in Is winding We l3o~dl and 1eheld the towering mountain IF front of gs casting a duii but weIfd bi X shaioa upon the waters where we were Crossiux. We fcls that we had come .o piaec where mofia man had never been oeieTe. The pure crystal wa;ci would gl,de along over the rocks a, out tect. spasS.ing and '3fnpius like ,hins ot ii,e ayei the oouliers tu he stream. making A pc aliAi mesie as ;; gAdcd pea etu.ly tnd .rapcen;y tn its stnuous coarse apGaI the no .u,,ln knob in i;on. ei us Nc ouIa see the r shes t,oai. pcF,h tn o,hei spe, scs. nov shiing smoothly D. gs and sp.4st4lns the water a Il:i.e Je,n and silde bsi oi isht ba. others a;r seeG n lhe pace ,hey vac4tcd ans tne ,.y ifoa, retAes again ohsstns .ac pcf 5 - make oi finish his 5reakfas; so-..a no, help 1g. stop my horse IT the midi!c oi he tiscf where we were fordins anu look apan the pc a.l4Tly enchanting car Thcfe was something welfd and |. tac same ,lme grand and .aspstns ,ha, 4escs one 10 ,.ani s:ll. and aim.te sGcn | l;4nd work ot nature a1gh enc, Is .aesc in4pfess us SD sIonsy aaa se ofae so tAei OIL o9y minds. .h., we lr re si ihe sarle scenes lons at.cf wr A4se Deleid them wI,h our eyes. tad sssIn Dcao.d ]. sn o-f imagination SAT |, < 3-t .a i,s )olacsa and spicnl0s
 We are across 'he rRef ras me ge, down ard ,se e.i .of-es II. exam4re a-t guns to see | inc --ps 4ni ese5ythias are d. rign, We .ea tue horscs aaa 70 Up gradual slope e, hli. before Ne ge: ;o the top. one ot 'ae part, wfq ls the only one Ina, has | horse lea 2, es. and starts lp the rlve' 70 s.Afe ID Inc deer. The res; of a. go 70 ,ne top oi Inc hi.l. Thp ,s he stand here IS the g,.4 e where the h3a;efs ka9H isa, .he dsef invariably pass oj when they afe hasc ! y them and taeif dogs Ne lrr4Hse ourselves aoou; tao hundred yards aplfi. thls oelng Inc proper range 50 A ID, ,o lg.effese ~ ita cs othsi ln shooting. ia cAsc the dee Fea Gesi tue pae of ias a:ae; stan1 Nc s.. arfe .. .ess ;H3 hours. un.i. SC .lf Qae. as @e wege ag, gs:e close en5 sh io each other ;o ,a!s. began ,o ,e. .s...e ae .;sed an 70 tnluk ;na, ;he | h4n' N 45 : IT. -si-ss one. vhen al Q! s141en 0c could hear way oe .H