Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-03
DsE En- uIxIIsc eS LAKE WASH
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NGTey.
Recreation n a. necessary 70 the b1si-
oes man. the p<rsau q dsHssry hao-
ia. aBd tie isooser. - wholesome feed
and healthfei air. Il breaks Up toe
grooves IN which the rind - inclined
70 r1s. and rests II ~ the presentation
of nnacc1stoUed thoughts and pleasant
scenes. Is Us With gsls vie~ that q
party consisting Of Jadge J. K. Lewis.
Mr.. Edwards, Joe S1rber and myself
Iefi Seattle on Saturday last for hunt
for deer on the shores o. Lake Wash
IngtaD. We thought We had made AZ
raHgements for toe steamer ETfIl 20
take Is 10 ton =. AcGiisrs's place, srd
hence 70 take n With oar dog. huotlpg
inpleReuis AID supplies - che place
Cd sseu ~ Bur camping grG0ud. 10
place sss about Oos mile sO5th Of AF.
Wilson's ranch. on = small island IL
Lake Washington. Our messenger. ye
fsaud - our disgust, had faii5d 10 Eou-
~ the steamer, and We we're CON- pei ed
20 pull our heavily loaded o0-Is for ine
distance Of about sight miles We sue
ceeds q u accomplishing the trip Ia
about tvo aud one half ho1rs. a. the
expense, ho9ever. Of blIstered bands
and tired muscles
We arrived At the camping ground at
about : 2. N, pitched on tent. onioaded
our camp equIpAge and pert0ok OF
hasty meal. After which We received
our instructions from Joe, the Con
mander in Chief. as 10 our respective
stations, and while be With the no1nds-
{ so in number. proceeded to the woods
20 start the sDtlsred monarch from his
silvan bowers, We watched and waited
and listened for the sAylug of the
bounds until about $50 O'Clock,
when the Judge and myself, eontr 4ry 50
the command of our chief, left, like b ID
soldiers, our positions and struck out on
a trolling expedition for The speckied
beauties, who were ever and anon leap
ing DOT of the water with musIc-l
splash. We bad In our boat two bounds
which we're as restless and unessT as the
doomed spirits In sheol. The bow OF
the canoe vas boarded over for space
Just sufficient to afford these restless
cannes space TO stand. lite writer Of
this was the propelliD2 power OF the
canoe. He does not ciaim any ability
IN the management OF = canoe, especial
ly ons whose construction wss coz
ceived without Euy relation to its ~
right position in the water. hat
canoe obeyed the motion OF the dogs,
and not the desired motion of the nav
gators. The Consequence vas that the
canoe ran into the lilies, and the line of
the fisherman got badly tangled.
While We we're trying to Hntang'e the
line We we're astonished by the baying
of the bounds near by, and shortly af
terxard saw very fine buck leap IEto
the water and swim directly toward lie
station where We had been commanded
90 stay. In a short time We released
ourselves from our fishing complications
and struck out with all the speed We
could command after that swits ming
deer. In the meantime tRe ever Present
Joe appeared with his canoe ON the sur
face OF the water. aud then commenced
race for honor. glory ard venison.
Owing TO the shifting condition of our
excited dogs, who saw the deer swim
ming from rs and hung over tRe side Of
the canoe, we were i1peded In the race,
and the commander passed as and soon
began to fire at the game. Judge L.
also opened FIRE. The caunonading was
ineessant for two or three einutes, v hen,
Just as the noble buck had reached the
snore, bullet ffem Joe's ritls struck
him in the brain, and he plunged r
ward and died on the edge of bis OWL
domain. Mr.. Edwards came down the
lake shore from his station during the
excitement and arrived in time for sew
eral effective shots; but, as be conld moi
distinctly see the animal that Judge l.
and Joe we're shooting at, he did moi
participate in the death. The writer
armed With a shotgun, was toe busiiy
occupied With his oars to take any othei
part III the exciting scene. The writel
mas hunted q great deal on the Paeifi
coast. but has never seen but one or twG
larger or fstier deer than the noble five.
pronged buck that row lay dead before
them.
After having congratulated the marks.
men on their skill, W. slowly pulled fol
sur allotted stations again. Ii was new
about half-past SIX o'clock. just at
Judge l.. and the writer had arrived
opposite our station, and about twenty
rods from the shore, we heard a tire.
mendous splash in tue water and sav
SWIMMING directly toward Us anoih bel
i've propged buck. turned the csno,
so as TO give Judge l.. a fair shot at tine
rapidly approaching game. He fired
when the deer was about six rods away
and made clean miss. he attempted
to throw another cartridge In his gun
but failed TO do SO. he tried sec
time, but tho gun snapped when the deel
was not over three rods away. Tie buct
was approaching the shore. In the ex
eitement ran the cane into q treetop
under the body of which the buck swan
| soon released the canoe and OPENED
out with my shotgun, loaded With BIS
10 the meantime Joe got within range
and opened FIRE. The Judge sucoee d q
In getting his gun loaded, and three OF
us fired as fast AS We could load oal
guns, still that deer successfully reached
the shore apd bouRded off into tn,
woods, very much TO oar disappointment
and disgust, leaving a trail Of blood be
hind him. The hounds took the bach
track and disappeared in tie darkness,
Of the woods.
1t was now about eight o'clock; W.
we're ordered to our stations again. n,
sooner had the Judge and myself ar
rived opposite our station than a foe
spike buck leaped into the water auC
came swimming toward rs. We could
utstfuotly 5cc his Wuite uchU hpUNc tut
ssrface of the water, and as he cam'
near level d my Parker on him, and
when he was about seven rods away,
dred. At the report of she gun be fairl,
ieapsd out Of the water, aud the Jude'
said: :" You have bit him" The smGk
Of the guu. together with the darkness
completely obscured tue view. | seize'
the oars and gave few strokes and sas
him on his feet staggering toward ia
brush. l fired at him again. vhsa h
stopped. Judge l.. immediately fire'
and struck him far in the back of ID
head, and he fell. We took him IN os
boat and loaded up the dogs, who hsS
all returned exeeps one, and started TO
camp. We arrived there about min
O'Clock. Shortly after We reachs d cam
we heard the old hound We had left /
the woods bsying our wounded deer o
a ridge soout a quarter OF mile fror
the shore. The wounded deer was ev
IDENTIFY at bay. The darkness 10 d
woods Was too great 70 reach him thl
night. shortly afterward the hoan
came do~ o 10 the shore and With Ion
howl proclaimed 10 ~ that tie hunt VT
him Was over for that day.
The next morning Was rainy and dii
agreeable. We concluded. however. ,