The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-11-18

1.-THE following letter from s. D.
Norton, Esq, came to hand too late
for our issue of last week. We are
pleased to learn that Mr.. Collins was
able to make the journey home, ana
is much better.l
GAYLORD, MICH, Nov. 1~S6.
FRIEND HARRIS: L will give you
little account of our doings here
On Sunday We took walk to the
Kimberly place, one.half mile north
of camp, to see what the deer signs
were. Monday we worked on our
camp, and Collins and HutsOn took q
whirl in the woods to find runways.
They went over to the kimberly place
where there is five acres cleared and
vacated log house. Deer signs were
good in potato patch on the clearing.
A little north of the clearing the dogs
became very anxious to go, so they
were united and they soon had deer
running north in the heavy woods, up
a hill, then down a large, steep hill
and into a tamarack swamp about a
half mile north of the X. place. They
run him about Is minutes, when the
sharp crack of rifle told that SOME
stranger had been on the watch. The
dogs soon came back, so q. d II came
to camp and reported our first deer
killed 10y some other man. We all
then went to work completing our
camp. Tuesday we made our hunks, |
and Wednesday morning HutsOn took |
the dogs in about three fOurths OF a
mile southeast from camp, Collins was
stationed about 100 rods south of camp |
and / about the same distance east. |
HutsOn soon saw large deer spring |
from his bed, but had not time TO |
shoot. The deer ran west, the wind |
was blowing gale to the east he
probably winded Collins, and turned
east and northeast, cI ossing the woods
road about a half mile east of me, in IA
big hollow, and then took northwest
l ran north to intercept him, but deer
and dogs passed full forty rods ahead
of me under cover of the dense forest,
so could only know their course by
the baying of the hounds. They were
soon out of hearing, and in about forty
the dogs came back very wet,
and we knew that they had run
him into the Sturgeon river. We went
to camp, ate lunch and started north
to the big tamarack swamp, to look for
runways. Collins and Hutson went
on into the swamp and remained on
the hill to watch for deer, should any
come out. G. and H. returned to
where l was and g. said, " 1 am going
to be sick" We started for camp;
Collins was very sick and in great
pain before we reached camp. He was
a very sick man all that night. The
boss of the big coal company operating
l. miles north of Gaylord, came to our
camp and stayed over night, and we
sent by him Thursday morning to
Gaylord, for horse and buggy to take
Collins out of the woods. At p. m
Mr.. Wells, proprietor of the Mansard
house, came with light buggy and d
hne team, but G. was not able to be
We engaged Mr.. Wells to
come Friday (today) with horses and
buggy to take Collins out, and also
two horse wagon and team, to take out
our camp equipage. We have just ar.
rived at Gaylord. q. is very sore, weak
and sick yet. l think his trouble is
neuralgia of the bowels. shall return
home with him, and Hutson will go
from Otsego Lake to West Twin,
where the other Ravenna boys are, if
we can find that they are still in this
section. Our success in this hunt is
blighted, but above all we will take
care of our sick. We are somewhat
worn with restlessness and care for
our sick cOmrade, but hope we shall
get him home all right. Then 1 will
tell you more about this section of
country. s. ID. N.