Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-09-10

York for two weeks, at the very least.
He stayed great while longer, and
finally went away with Gretchen, who
had EXCHANGED her initials G. F. +. 10,
G. +. E., we'll satisfied that it was "a
Fair Exchange"
A Hunters Terrible Fight.
Correspondence St. Louis Globe Democrat
There are black-tail deer and white
tail deer, two distinct varieties of tht
same species, but until recently &
white black-tail deer with black horn,
was unknown in this section. Ye,
this curious freak OF nature has beer
found in the Owl Mountains, north q
this point, and killed by "India1
John,' hall breed hunter OF this Vi
cinity. The animal was extraordi
nary in all respects. It was snow
white; gigantic, comparatively, anc
was adorned with pair OF antler:
glossy black in hue, and OF enormou:
dimensions and development, shown,
a total OF twenty-four points, anG
measuring two and half feet from
tip to tip.
This rare specimen was first seen By
the successful hunter a few week!
since. His white buckship was roam
ing through the Owl Mountains, fol
lowed by a dozen head of the ordinary
black-tailed deer. The hunter a:
once made up his mind to slay tn
singular animal, but his eventual sue
cess was g long distance off. Th'
back proved to be extremely wild an<
very cunning, in these characteristics
closely resembling the Whitehall, {
variety much more active and keer
on scent and hearing than the black
tails.
Over mountain gulches and through
mountain brakes the pursuit was KEEP
up for an entire week, during which
period the hunter could have sho;
any other deer Of the bunch repeated
ly, and yet the active and cunnin,
white buck was still uninjured, anc
still tossed aloft his cleaning blacl
antlers in triumph. Something NOR
than mere physical exertion was called
for, and accordingly our hunter sal
up late at nights by his camp fire
':studying head work. He had OBJ
served, in the course Of his week
fruitiess pursuit, that the bunch O
deer had certain beat. No matte!
how far they strayed to one side o.
the other for grazing purposes, TIN
same general course was followed, anG
on this fact he laid plan resulting ir
the death of the white buck and tn,
placing on his own body OF certai1
deep and intricate tracery, scored By
the keen black antlers.
On the regular beat OF the deer tn,
hunter had marked an ancient ant
spreading cedar tree, rooted on thu
side of an almost precipitous hill
The tree stood nearly straight with
the hillside, and from it's top branche.
to the shingle below was a sheer dro}
of twenty feet. One morning at daw,
the hunter ensconced himself in tn,
knotted, but ample branches Of thu
old cedar, and with all a hunter,
patience awaited the coming OF hi
game. Some three hours passed be
fore the spreading black antlers mad,
their appearance, and then their whit
| owner, stately and proud, stepped
into full view at the head Of hii
hare1m.
AS the white buck passed almost
! directly overhead the hunter fired
The shot was difficult, owing to tn.
cramped position, ana the bullet in
tiicted only a flesh wound. This
served but to enrase the animal, anf
as the puff Of smoke curled from ths
branches Of the cedar caught his eye
he charged straight at it. Almost il
the next instant he had leaped bodily
into the treetop, and as the limbs O
the old cedar cracked and swayed, tn.
buck and hunter fell the twenty feel
to the rough and shelving shingles
below, and went tunbling together tx
the loot Of the hill.
Broush: to q halt by q huge pile o
stones, the buck was instantly on hi.
feet, and attacked the hunter with
savage fury. The hunter had lost hi.
gun during his trip from the tree-top
and could only oppose his huntin,
knife to the assault. The struggle W a.
furious, but at length q lucky thrus;
laid the white buck dead at the hunt
er's feet, and none too soon. Thu
stout buckskin hunting garb was tor,
to shreds, and good!y portion OF tn
hide it covered was in little better con
dition. Knowing that the horns an6
hide Of his prize were very valuable a!
curiosities, the hunter started TO!
this place with them, but crossing tn,
deep, turbulent and dangerous WING
River his frail boat capsized, and thu
magnificent black antlers We're lost
The hunter has the white hide still
but he now refuses to part with it.