The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-10
A DEER HUNT
la tho wIlds of W0At 'ny,pIpIn The HuCl
Fever,

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Ia tho WlldS OF WOAt NnSlplnin- huck
Fever,
.Stilll. uuter" writes from Davis, VIVA,
t. tho Pittsburgh Dispatch as follows:
ave left Pittsburgh at 0:RO p, N. Neon
next day brought us to Davis, "The City
OF the Wilderness" town Of 500 inhab-
ltants, situated on the Blackwater river ct
the terminus of the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburgh Railroad, The Blackwater
Is one OF the streams which forms the
Cheat. From Ito source to within two
miles OF Davis it Is dull and sluggish, u
succession Of dark pools and rocky rifles;
from this point to Its mouth 1t ruSl es
over rocky bottom. Rising In and qow1
Ing through the evidences OF CanRsn,H
Inc water becomes imprcgnNted with Cols
oring matter from the dead leaves, laurel
aud pine roots; henCa the name Black.
water. Despite ito dIsColorsd condition
the river ia alive with trout, while the
surrounding Iegiop 10 hpnters parsdiBe,
in which Egutrres, grouse, turkeys and
deer abound-With not few bears and
panthers.
In tho evening / met my friend, Samuel
BroCkunier, Of Wheeling, Il modest youth
Of IS, an enthusiastic Amstuer phologra-
pher, who had conceived the novel idea
iha,it waD possible to photo US vel rs Kill
q wild deAr,RDd WIS notwithstanding Tor ;lOt.
cd Bob" Easthsm's camp situated 1--we
miles up the BlaCkwAter, for that pur-
nose, Never having killed deer on
crossing, decided to 90 along and try 1t
next day. About o'clock we start d for
he headwators Of Tue BlsGkwatsr, accom-.
panied by Hugh, a dlminutiYe youth OF
IL, who OiliCsted IS guide, aud assisted in
packing" opr traps. A wslk OF two miles
thvn row Of three, brought nsto ''USmp "
After a hearty supper, gotten up III
great style by Mr.. Woods, who attends to
the culinary department, we drew up to
The Ere 10 tell and listen 10 the uEual
hunting yaEns,
Early next morning we wcro rowed by
NGth, one oil Giatham'g assistants, TO our
crossings, was placed in the Cleaning
Pine" crossing, while Sam had tho "Big
Bend" mile above. Sam was armed
with Elstham's shot gun, loaded with
enough powder and buckshot to blow the
river dry,
Ihad also q 10.gunge 42.inch double.bar.
rel mu2sle- OndiDg Rnn belonging W East.
ham. Eastman, assisted by Hugh and
the dogs, was to do the driving, lie had
taken Sans 14.gsugo "pop.gun," Ra he
called II, along 10 fire oil occasionally 10
encourage the dogs. was, put ashore
about Q o'clock. A deer will s0metimeS
swim tha river for miles TO escape tho
dogs. On account OF the thick laurel the
only chance to Dee anyone was alter he
bud taken to the water. My instructions
we're to keep still until no was oppoaite
me-, then toRink him with my "bGrreI"
Of buckshot, shooting not over 20 feet,
About o O'Clock heard Eastman on the
mountain behind me shouting encourage :
ment to his dogs In atentorian tones. In q
lew moments the nharr, quick cry oil q
beagle ANNOUNCED that deer hsd been
Jumped. The whole pack Joined in the
cry, and some ran out Of hearing over tho
mountain, In an hour they came back
at full cry, running lite the wind and cir
cling 20 close to me that / heard tho deer
crashing through the laurel. THUNDER
and Lightning" large stag hound
was leading tho chase and Civ.
ing The keynote to the whole
packs, which, running closely together,
rendered one Of the grandcBt Ohornses 4
hunter ever listened TO. Perhaps 10 any
other than one with murder on his soul
aud q bottled earthquake In his hands, II
would have sounded 90 though 9 legion ol
hends had broken loose from Hades In
pursuit. Of q Tying soul, With Satan Oh the
mountain In the shape Of Elsthan crying
them on. A milo above Sans crossing
the mourniul bowls Of the hounds told
that the deer had eluded then by taking
to The water. In q ieV IaoWsRig Gsm'l
gun went of with the roar Of natural
gas explosion, Not hearing the uSual In
sane yell with which o man always cele
hrate5 tue lesth Of big Arpt deer, can't
to the conclusion that II was 60 likely ht
had blown up his camera as killed
Another long stretch OF mouoiouyl
tried 10 Gsh, but II being too cold for thu
trout 10 bite, Wlut 10 sleep, while my
pole and ily lIoated oil towlid Pittsburgh
Presently ] awOke, imagining that tht
old gun had gone oil and my limbs Will
It, only 10 lnd an old pheasant drumming
on The other end Of my log, mud my ex
tremlLies, for want Of exercise, "iaS
ssleCp," About . o'clock tarLham CANT
along. 70 uodBl hoW glad was Il
see him. He was covered with blood
aud, IN answer 10 q question, gtoWled
II ehot Of On old hoF, about ioy
miles back In the ipoqntNihs 10 lrghiet
lei into tho river, aud, would you believe
H. that Conioundsd polk stalk killed hVr
and had 10 pack her In" Arriving o
the Big Bend, we came oil falhera move
Saeup. in the elboY Of q sharp bend
where the river was visible each way, "a
our photographer, fast Gsleep, his gut
: across bic knees, his hand grasplng III
airing III his camera, which Wes htahdln
IN The bushes beside him trained on Nh
{ river, ready IL a null ri the string 70 tst
I An IN, q al 10 p Ctu 60 any pa. sing Il
3 IscE Al his feet wpg llie body Of o SIMS
deOf. A veil brought him 10 hla fee
/ iHSilo You did got one," exolalmC
Il ElslhRtn. nDid you get her picture b
Il fore thColineY" lWibkinR Of me,)
itYea.n uAtiie The modest reply,