St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-03

J. II. Marden, better known as
"Buckhorn joe" arrived in the city
yesterday with wagon-load of game
shot in and near Bear Creek Canon.
He says 4: at was last Monday, and |
was up Turkey Creek canon on the
lookout for game. saw fresh signs of
elk, and climbed up a rock to take
look around. | had to be awful quiet
about it, though, SOS not to skeer the
game. The rock | clum wasn't above
b feet high, and | calkerlated that
there wouldn't he much danger of their
getting sight first. got up to the top
and looked around long enough to sat
isfy me that there wasn't anything in
sight. Then | started to go down the
other side. 1t was very steep on that
side, and | reached out and caught the
limbs of Il big spruce tree that stood
up against the side of the rock.
hadn't scarcely more than done this
than my feet slipped from under me,
and | swung ont off the rock. MY
weight was too much for the limbs
had hold of, and went down almost
as though | was lead, taking the limbs
with me. didn't strike ground, though,
and now, come to think it over, wish
was hiding under the rock in the shade
of the spruce tree, and fell square on
| his shoulders.
81 guess it would be hard to tell who
was skeert the most, me or the elk.
| The elk started as though he was shot,
and this saved me the trouble of doing
anything of the kind, for he set back
his head and brought them big horns
of his right square down on my legs,
and held me there as fast as if | was
glued to his back. The wits seemed
slleert out of that elk. He didn't seem
to care where he went or where want
ed him to go. Turkey Creek canon
seemed to please him very well for a
little while, or until some dogs got af-
ter him. He didn't appear to have re-
gard for his safety, and seemed only
looking for dangerous places to run
along. | wasn't afraid for the elk, but
when at times he skirted along til,
edges of precipices, where the fal
would be anywhere from 300 to 50t
feet, | was somewhat afraid that the
consarned elk would loosen the grip o
his horns on my legs
GLOW far did yOu run ?"
az didn't run at all The elk did th'
running, and | lay Just as still as
could. Sometimes when he would leal
over a chasm would find my hear
standing still, too"
"But how far did you go r.
"Well, we went up to the head o
Turkey Greek canon at the start,
; distance of about 10 miles, and thel
back again and ont into Bear Creel
: canon. When the elk got out into thi
: canon lie seemed only freshed up 70
the run, and only more anxious tha
! ever before for taking in the fin
u scenery that the tourists come out her
y to look at. had grown very tired q
y it, but this did not trouble the elk"
i GLOW did you escape ?"
'Well, you see as we came dow
: Bear creek canon, after ii run of abOu
y y 20 miles in this canon we almost ru
" over my l4-years-old boy there, VIII
= was out hunting, and as quick as
g flash the lad sent bullet through til
>. heart of the elk. Then we stopped
y I've reckoned it up, and if that elk an
- | went foot we went 45 miles"
Mr.. Marden bore many evidences
9 y. the hardship he had undergone, h
- face and hands being literally faye
~ ~ / From the Rocky Mountain News.