Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-06-08
JOSE C1B3 AID HIS D0es.s
In Eccentric snoE. Hunters Life apd
sudden Death.

| " As Tor that. tHere Fever was &c
ter hunter VI anything 10 tie shape I
Wild game than Josh was. H.s lori
{ single. barreiled rife. lis tall. eaur
igure. and the sharp-eyed yellow deg
nat always tra.led at he heels wer
,o.ects familiar IN every town v!i!ag,
md camp from the Lehigh to TIE Gle
lama 30 or 20 years ago.
There was q mystery abou: It's vel
Nv dogs that no enc could ever solv.
People In those days who bad know
fosh for 40 years and more. oeve. say
lin without the yellow dogs following
lose In his TRACKS. yet they xnew tina
no dogs could not be the same one
| yesr In and year out.
| NO one else was known TO have I
| log OF the same breed as Joshs 4
| vas long limbed and long-haired with AZ
,ye as wild and sharp as o volta. Josh {
| logs never made friends with anyone
.esides himself. When he stopped IT, ey
topped. and never moved on until he
lid.
During the 60 years that JOSH
travelled about 10 the woods the
Fellow dogs were his constant :om.
pahions.
Naturally IN all these years thu
, hunter must have had at least SIX
different generations OF dogs. and they
must all have been bred ard raised
,omewhere by himself.
Inc secret uieo WIG tno oia Luh'et'
OF tihce MS ueath' quarter OF con-
"ry anu more agU. no a sucn aoss 40 n,s
Mysterious. MoiI-nKe yelio" oLes nave
yer been seen IN TINS region.
my we're equaiiy uselui on tne
'cer iran. IN the lo1 chase; ei.et pear:
N tho IanDlt uaek' 10 tne pneasah,
'uht. or ai'er Lne WHY coon Ihey "ou'u
hefel hunt Win q party unless 'osn
vas IN charge OF II. 'osn lever naa
ess man lnree OF thess strange uh-
'hendiy animals al MS nee!s' fre'
luen.iy ne hau SIX or seven.
oometiInes ne "ouio no. oe seer N
my o, inc v'aiages 10, T., .on.ns q. .,ine,
'ong stays In the woods WAS always
''Rnalized BY his going on an extended
'preo, he had Out rev words TO Say 70
my one, even when drunk, but he was
determined In his purpose ard Whatever
% made up his MIND TO 90. trunk or
sober. no one couid prevent MIN IRON
LONG.
When ne was IN liquor Ills aogs
Watched about him constantly.
once he came into the old Egypt
Tearing and got drunk. He had ave
logs with him. A big eusc~aacksr
aE."d Elijah Hoar was thsrs Also
'rmnk Hoar was the terror OF every
lac, wnrre he happened I" - when
'ruHk. lie was quarrelsome. tyrGnnica.
tad brutal.
On this occasion he tried 70 st!. 12
quarrel with unoffcndtng Josh Cobb,
md finally struck him. instantly al!
i've OF dogs were upon the billy
lie fought his way out OF the oarroom.
md. as he went out OF the door. eho'
md killed one OF tie dogs. josh 8 tav-
'rste. named Grad
=" josh got sobe. next LAY. Hs had
IA dead dog buried, BAT never said 4
ord or made any Sign indicating that
- had any feeling IN tn, matte: H.
'h"uluered his rlAo a:d went back to thu
WOODS WITH his remaining docs.
~, NO Gay th"t Josh left tho clearing
Hii!ah lioar had gone al to his bari
lo''' over near Nebo swamp. lie didn'
com" IN I" tho cabin that night. nnt
next morning ono or tho men on the jot
Went out TO SEQ what tho reason was
lo 'nhh Ho@r lying on his face by thu
stump OF big hemlock tree. He was
lead, with rltio bah through his
hcart.
There was never any evidence dis
covered that warranted tho arrest o
any ono on me charge OF having kille'
N" hark-p'eler, but no one ever had nm,
l"ubt as to who IT was. Josh Cobb
had avenged tho death OF his dog, q!
sure MS the doS was dead.
uio Joshs last hunt was In thu
month OF February, 1886. That IS ,
'avorite coon-huntlng month OF his
or rather coon-k!lltnS month. for n
Il" knew where he could go any tim'
and get the game he wanted. there
WASH ! much hunting about 1t.
About mat time OF year the coons
arc stlll huddllng t. geth'r In their Win
Tor nests IN hollow trees. Thirty years
ago coon SKINS had good market value
ana on Josh Always made q raid to
war; inc enc or winter.
lak'ng MS dogs ono day he wen
over 10 Nepo swamp, ana IN shor'
ilme located eight trees, each one o.
wnich' ms woodcrait assured him, con
taineu FAMILY OF coons shooZ'ng away
III inc MORROW trunN' nc cut Gown ont
tree a'ter announcer, ana ms dogs sooI
route" OUT mo eoohs anu maze shor
"olk Oh 'heh'
'"Sn h'u Ieile' seven OF the trees
ana ~ co9hs were lying ABOUT on tn
SHOW, Tcauy 10 De Batnerel up ant