The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-07
GAME IN THE ADIRONDACKS.
Deer GettisG Scarce ~ the Rssule or Tee
Much Hustias-st cries Of Murray.

Deer 0ett'ss Scarce ~ the Rssuit or Tee
Much Huatiag-9ts Of Murray.
LoNa LAKE, Aug. 2O.-It has been q dull
season In the Adirondack. Hero In the Long
Lake region sportsmen and deer have both
shown themselves in smaller force than In
recent years. The water being high. the deer
have not fed much on the shores OF the lakes.
Again. the weather hns not been hot enough.
except on few days. TO drive them down to
the lakes to battle.
Some OF the guides. however. do not thus
account for the sportsmen getting shots only
now and then. They say the deer are dimin-
ishing In this county. which includes Long
Lake. the beautiful RaQuette. Forked Lake.
Blue Mountain Lake. and Little Tupper's.
besides hundred ponds not named on any map.
One Of the best-known guides here is John
Robinson. He las passed his forty -two years
In the woods. hunted with the Rev. W. II. H.
Murray. and has his name In the reverend
sportsman's breezy book on the North Woods.
Mr.. Robinson knows every trail in the forest
within twenty-five miles OF Long Lake. every
spring hole In the lakes. and all the feeding
places OF the deer.
1t is updoubtable." he says. that the deer
is a-gettin' skecrcer around here. where there
ulster be the best huntin' In the Adirondack.
few years ago would have found twice as
many as tracked tO-uhy IN inc WOODS. Ter
shores o the ponds. but faint So now Over ut
Grampus Lake Inst fall ! had four dogs, and
there in the heart, o, the wilderness I started
Only, four deer, AYin: I went from Fatiish
track snd one new one. l went aftcrwnrd from
p to Gar Pong {o ana dd ses only tive ew
the shores of them ponds all cut up with
tracks. A. FAttsh I've killed two and !, caught
'pinied most alters wherever 20.
'somethin's got to DO done. or there won't be
AN ten years. Talk bout pres"rvin' the trees
that's ali good 'nough. but it's time to save the
game Think tho people up here is most to
blame. To he sure there must be venison for
every camp aud all tho hotels in summer, and
that takes good many deer. Some o. the
don't need no meat. and so many n deer has got
killed hat or,er be alive now. But the guidea
guides wants hides and vens3n. and some OF
'em jist help on the shootln,. They're splin'
The law is not lived up to by, people here. fer
in February. and often that means three deer
g9ne XII one n June e and her two iawn, ,
T as nfy 70 uSS
q SssisS ;a:, ss .., %sns s X:
1s%l wi fs''S IL of SF':f oaI;
BUT WRaa does
m%%nt to- do ri know whether the n, C2n
won't have many deer round here. some
it's undoubtedly as tell yer. and he guide who
says II isn't has some, reason for sayin' 80
We have one. to know bout. Good mornin'.
J? Ohm Jst startin for Smith Lake,
This salutgtion and the aecomp -! pnss.
Long Lake. near Long Lake village. lie was q
bushy beard. He seemed to be S. His dress
was pair Of coarse trousers. held ny by sus-
psnders. blue flannel shirt. and a felt hat
been undermined by the rigor OF several win
ters. This was the celebrated John pIumbey.
whom Murray named thousand times in his
book and praised rs the prince OF guides: q
man who knows the, Wilderness as a farmer
fault; whose. temper is never RULED; whose
paddle Is as silent as the falling snow; whose
q
and modest John Plumbley. God bless himl"
pumssys e2n to camp oni With some
sa 'H ?sf! sn NIGH, Yer
was ' IN the woods With him the fust st year ar" he
and shoot. and aiterwnrd was with him. He
everythn'. Hs "i kal kiated he'd GOT shoo S
down fine. He used a rife. aud said any man
good shot. and seen him at Constables Point.
IL the ,dtas s o s at sso eao
but he won SO many ten-cent pieces from
I'm By S.c a ,hsv the yhd that after
with VIII and Often misss ssa know a ess
Ssin rs they sent out and GOT 0u an o "a
musket which spread the shot about eight
Ms wss toS on
Island In the Ra!nsttsee-rhey ailsr. call t
deliver us how he hoil1rsdl He ium ped into
ana the dssr is sna
Mni.sSx good ~ many ny, guide: didn't IA II. NJ,
u D fell 's Out n sfer h all 'Rs ' saia
bout John In the 10, hookl It was 'bou.
suiiss aud hotels noash Tor EN-. many Of or" EN-
five dull "a day that summer. ' And And the the
shootn' and Ashin' wasn't fust rate. cos 1t
vas cold Ike g. III! III Msnmmers been and then
Murray and biz party was ,a.campin. al
Were Pin Robbins has a xot bis hote now sas
John was a;bakln' the iap.jacks which Mr..
MURRAY crackeu MN up bout. and the minis
ter said hs didn't bake EN- fast 'nOugh. so he
took hold himself; but the ladies' in the camp
didn't like his cakes. and sent word to him
that they wanted John to mako 'sm again. John
didn't 90 with Mr.. Murray but hen,isd him Of
with mother party to u camp on Grass Pond.
When Mr.. Murray came John wouldn't give up
Il s'pose you know all bout what was said
bout Mr.. Murray and John goin' over PhSn-
Buttermilk Falls, cos them's tho only falls
round here. and they said he lied. for them
his brother and me padded our boats down tho
rapids near Bnttormilk Falls. We each had .
sportsman, with us. Mr.; Murray followed US
him. There's no Phantom Falls. and what Mr..
Murray said bout them was list fer fun: but
people said eos he was q preacher he'd orter
stick to the truth"
Millions Of Pickles.
Ii liz an old saving with Long IslnnN larmara