Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-20

was n spice OF AL venture about n, the brscing
air, aud the scene changing with every turn
OF the stream ~ II wound among the hills,
all kept our spirits up aud our Isco steady.
But We found no moro blancs on tho trees,
the crossing oi the stream became more diii.
cult NJ IL gathered volume, aud wO soon foai'
lied that we had lost our way
From what woodinen bad toll us we knew
that we should have rearhod =" Tbo FORKS
long ago. Ca n rock ~ MIA IlNot we h"lu
council Tho man with the riiie venturcd
tho horrible suggestion thai Ihe fofts
were up stream from our camp hiio not hs W"
had been trsmping In that case We were
good day's march noin our supper. IL was
nearing sunset aud 40 hhd thtsii h"lhlhB put
a few biscuit since breakfast
srARvArIpS
The case wa, desperate, ibr wo had not
caught n iish in tho Loyal Dck, nor had we
seen n trace ol game IL was determined
that We should msr'h ou tor smother half
hour, and wo went a It with Will. The
best half hours march oi the day ~ distanc"
covered, but sn anxious one Tor the silent
tranps. Halt another council bO on luf
fifteen minutes stli uu sign oi the settle
ment-nuthing but tue same uuonding
stretch OF mountains aud pTOcipiCes aud the
steady, cBasolesA rush Oi tho water.
"Try ten minutes moro and we may mud
a better place to camp"
bn wo go, sadi v,doggedly, with The thought
OF a cold hungry uiRht before us, aud des-
perate struggle to begin Mt daylight Wo
have reached the Und Oi our time; II IL grow
ing dark.
I" VIII this do Tor camp 80 said the leader.
From over the stream we heard tho voice Of
Il baby crying Listen Yes, that was the
sound OF hammer ! There goes The baby
again
The dsuntcss three gathered IN solid
phalauN and gave three cheers for that baby.
Than we found that the village lay lust bo-
yOnd n bend, aud buying bread OF the black
smiths wife and provisions at the store we
had n Jolly supper among tho gnats that
gathered In clouds about us In tho woods.
Aud NO slept that night In spite OF the bitter
cold.
We found that wO should have climbed
the tree at tho base OF the cliti where We mad
lost our way. An upper branch led To
narrow ledge of rock which might bo fol-
lowed to tho top of the hill, aud from there
tho blazed path lei ICrOss tho country to
The Forks, while the LoyDl Sock went wan
dsring among tho bills with many twist
aud lurn before 1t reached tho same point
rErRIFIEp sEHMoS.
Tho next day WAS u Sunday and az We
walked slowly along tho bank we turned a
point aud saw tho figure OF deer lying in
tho shallow water up stream. His head was
raised and turned away from u.s. motlonless,
listening Quickly the man with the rife
dropped II At on the ground and twisted him.
selt into the most approved troedmOOr posi-
ton. Bang The smoke dTiited away. Tho
jaw of tho sharpshOutoT almost foil oil the
other man curled up IN an agony OF laughter.
The writer went over to tho other man, who
WAS some twenty ieet 10 the left. Tho
deers head separated from the body Two
rocks of peculiar shape brought into line had
caused the discontinue oi our ritleman.
The result of carrying weapon on sun
day" said tho other man ~ he hid behind
his shotgun.
Not long after this the Tlhsman was re-
wardcd by shooting deer near Hunter =
lake when OUT on the mountains alone.
This sketch may give some notion OF tho
wlltDsss OF this wilderness n dozen years
ago, but today the region may he reached by
stage from WiIiiam=pOrt, and the traveller
will tiud three hotels aud village OF cottages
on the margin Oi tho lake while tho larger
game has lott tor other parts, and the clear
air OF the muunttibs rlng- to tho laughing
voice or tho echoed shout OF many belle
from the elites OF the plain, and many man
who has broken loose from tho business
thereof