Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-04
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Z tue WrfbcT. E0geturf WttO an ArLic
versed in all the mysteries of cauF
cnok-ry. left the city Of Seattle for feu
davs' recreation on the shores OF Pu1ea
Sonnd. The point selected IA the thea
ter ut our projscted Operations, Was tn.
mouth If snail ereek which empsies
INTO the Soond on the east side. aoou,
| 6fteen mills soath of Seattle. and neal
To What is known a. Three Mile Point
The steauiers plving between Sc title
| and Olympia psss this point daily.
Captain hsii,rd. ut th- Steamer Zaphvr.
kindly offered TO lind us at or near our
selected d-ssinssson. l mention his
name beo snse sportsmeu like to know
and patronizs such man.
We were safely landed about eleven
o'clock m. We pitched our tent on
the bank of the creek. cat = mass of fir
bou0hs Tor mattress. and then took n
careful survey of the Surroundings.
through Rlass-s and otherwise, while
the cook prepared our first meal. Ther-
are places on she Souud where wild
pigeons come down to the teach 30 Oh
tain shells and gravel. There Was one
Of thes@ points near our camp. In the
plan of operations for the Afternoon.
the following details were made: Cap
tain II. vas to attend to the blue grouse;
the tvo young men were to devote their
attention to ssimo foaffnalis Judge l..
Was to make an assault ON she piQeoua,
while w. and the writer were 20 kill a
deer, il possible. w. took the hounds
and disappeared in the woods. while the
writer vent up the beach abnut q mile
TO point said to be favorable place
for the deer TO take to the water vnsn
pursued BY the dogs. paced back
ward and forward on that beach for
three mortal hours, waiting and listen
ing for the bsying Of the hounds. !
WAS about 70 return TO; the camp In
disgust. when heard q noise in the fern
and brush ON the steep hillaide il front
Of me. Looking In the diessti0u Of the
sound. ] sav q deer bounding along
the slope just below the crest
Of the hill. FeasinG that Il
might return to the woods. 6rsd at Il
Al long range, and stRaok il near the
point Of the abort ribs. Il turned and
came down the bluR at . furious rate.
I dred - 10 approached the opeu
ground, and hit q again almost In the
saae plaoe. It turned and ran ovar
snail ridge. Ared and struok u again
- 10 passed over the ridge. lthsn ran
over the ridge. bat could ses NO deer.
Near the tip Of the hill there grew
SMALL thioket sf rose bushes. saw an
opening leading into this ticket marked
With trail Of blood, and placing my
gan a0ainss log, and knife In hand
ogavled into the opening. found the
dear lying On its aide, fast IN the bushes.
Placing my knee on it, side, reached
forward to out its throat, and NO sooner
did the knife pierce the akin than Il
leaped to its feet, forcing me against
the brush In . very uudiguifed aud I'M
oeromorious manner. Before ! could
get oat and get my rifle in hand, that
animal vas from six 10 eight rods away
in shs water. The wind was blowing q
good strong breeze. Now have = con-
fsssion to make. Although I have had
much experience in handling rife,
there one shot caun0t successfully
make. That is. 20 hit deer's head
when he is swimming away from rns, Ia
rough water. am ashamed TO acknow-
ledge il. bat I tired ten shots before
struck ths head of that csc caping ami
nal. w., my companion. soon came
with boat. and we picked mp the deer
and proceeded to camp. IL was bar
rem d ,e, young, fat and tender. The re-
suit of this days work Was one deer,
seven blue grouse, all shot through the
hsad or neck 1.-THE Captain is a good
shot), and one hundred and ffiesn
tront, rs the boys contribution. The
Judge contributed nothing. The pigeons
we're wild and uaappro tohsble, 80 W..
tad no pigeon pie. We we're inciirfea
80 cashier him for incompctency, but
his defence wss so plausible and able.
taat we for9ave him. The next day the
O4;,:ain WAS add "a 10 the deer hlutsig
sauia W cslrset tlle&cods with the
hoi ID ! ~ sf r.. Wltls tha Cspt ain and
| IN iriiea ~ - teA, h2 On shoee ana
ID h9ef.
~ Ut l h'c,esI y a., we henr'! the
isho1na 4;iast,ae'it'so tat, water sit-tr tue
csutp tp1E tho t'sptaia IN ah1 pal
"a s,o'P's tuNtyd 10, camp, BAG coall
see frjh:39 a ifess six-prcnged 5Ccs,
loysyec, IA. tss.u ~ tbs waser ~ =
be ea np, fr.SSiag s,oss bv ths Judge,
glio he'd .-ft h's ctii ia tae tent. raH.
'sgss stsugs , ,l3iy ard swiftiy ous f8:
Vision isians, three miles away Alki
| ci;ss rsed =, aud 80 zlng his fAthe-'a c1p.
llss ci1 dowp t1e beach. 10 whsro a. in-
dits. with i heyy 4 Minr-hahas, was
.geing eiafus. A.kI asked the Inaiaa
spr taa loan of his e.saoe. but the ludtan
Gusweraa with an emphatic "wakr,"--
Nsj. Alkl nog offered money, raising
als offers higher and higher until he
reached eve dollars. but tina. noble red
man still arsxered "wake." The iEdian
nov made this pro position: ne would 90
il Alki would give Tim half the deer. As
there seemed 10 be no other alternative,
Aiki made the promise. The canoe WAS
thea daily is1rened. and cleavin2 swiftly
| Through the wafer, was soon alongside
Of that noble animal. swimmiua fori,fe
and liberty. Alki, With we'll direc ed
saot, closed his career for ever. They
toved u behind the canoe to the camp.
The Captain, when he saw the spien-
did animal, and learning the hard terms
OF bis captars. vas very vsosh. he
moved thai vs pay that Indian five
dollars and thea drive him from the
camp. He then proceeded 70 o4es shat
noble rsA man ton bright half dsllar
| pieeea. Bat Ne In6ian mid, !" Wake.r
The Capeaia appsaled - the Jud0s and
| shs vYitas, and vs aseidea that eou-
tsaee hAd, n aaysAinG, an iaasnsi6sd
ooaiRatisn, vAea enc e The eputsaettnG
PARTIES vsa - Indian. = 0so,s nnid ths
Uhpsain, tAs aiisUrd contract has no
llecAl - nssal ooliQAtiem, hsGnuss u Il
mined vt1h du1s0s Jhan in Q nosy
and indignant epessh 10 dunoonesd M
esatsAst - mali ana vstd ~ ausem
| Tho oeas1.sssise3 fos enasa1onkion, and
afnee due eroGidesneioo of sAe maeoos,
@udae L. asltvspUd sAe epini0n of
tes esu1t. He nd u vae 1sue eAAs Do
so0 visiaoed any onn1rnae tnto which Il
ooeGDod. hD1 Will thjo 80 @. The Lac