Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-03
Rather a Nice Story.
The Big Find of a Hunter-Pinned to
the Ground All Night by d k0odoO
He Discovers Bed of Gold.

A well-known resident of the Trans
vaaI republic went out to hunt one morn
lug and soon sighted a koodoo bull,
which he tried to stalk. He -ucoeeded in
slightly woEnding the animal and then
g.lloped after 1T in the open. While
descending stony decilvity his horse
stumbled, he was thrown and his rife was
broken. On seeing what had happened,
the koodou III ned round and at once
attack d its pursuer, knocking him to The
ground and Trying to bneel upon HIM.
Gras ping the ANIMALS fore legs tightly
the Lunter succeeded in keeping the
buck in al erect posi- ION. The horns of
the antelope had evidently entered the
bank 10 some depth, for the face of the
brute pressed upon The chest of the un-
fortunate man, aim Jst eau ing suffocation.
Suddenly, however, the Imprisoned
hunter found that the buck was making
Strenuous Efforts to extilcate its horns
from The veldt, but without avail; and
he finally came to the Inclusion tn
they had been driven SO firmly into the
ground as TO resist all efforts of the ami
NAL TO escape. He gradually tried to
release the legs of the bucks IN the hope
of getting at his knife, but in vain. In
this manner buck and man remained
throughout the rest of broiling day,
the koodoo moaning piteously the while.
The shades of night gave relief for
time, but, as the Wight deepened, the
laugh of the hyepa and the yelp OF the
aardvark showed the hunter that ne had
other dangers to fear.
AS night came on, says the Transvaal
Advertiser, these creatures, growing bold
er, owing to thu silence of the group in
the veldt, approached nearer, and the cap
tive man not only saw the fiery CLEAN of
their eyes but finally had his coat-sle eve
gTasped by one of the assailants, while
the buck plunged as another attacked IL
the hunter gave vent TO a cry to drive Off
the fierce carnivora, and by dirt of shout
ing aud waving his arms, assisted By the
kicks of the buok, he managed to keep off
the brutes till daylight forced them to re-
turn to their holes. The dawn betokened
another hot day, and both mar and buck
were we'll nigh worn out with the sleepiess
vigil of the preceding night.
Shortly after daylight the ping of
bullet, followed Immediately by wound
over his forehead and the sound of the
report of rifle warned the hunter that
danger was nigh. Crying out frantically
he waved his hands about, and suddenly
bethinking him of the fact he drew from
his pocket a white handkerchief and let
1T hutter in the morning breeze. This
had the desired effecr, and the stranger
an EngIishman-apprOaching, was soon
Informed of the plight his fellow man was
in. All efforts to remove the horns of the
buck, however, proved fruitless; and, not
wishing 30 destroy so fine an animal, the
Englishman, after giving the captive man
drop of brandy from his flask and plac
ing his saddle-cloth under his head, rode
off to the nearest farm, some six miles
distant, for assistance. On returning
with reims and spades the legs of the
buck were secured aud a rein placed
round the neck of the subdued and terri
fed animal.
After digging for some time the spades
struck against some hard substance of g
metallic nature; and further deIving re-
vealed she fact that the right horn was
imbedded in mass of metal. More dig
ging released both horns, each bearing a
similar appendage, which, after the hunt
er had been released, were finally freed
from the horn by the use of hatchets.
The metal to the astonishmeut of all
present, was soon seen TO be gold, and a
further search led to the unearthing of
smaller nuggets. The nuggets weighed
respectively eight pounds and six and
half pounds avoirdupois. The farm,
private one, is being diligently worked by
several prospectOrs, and many small mug
gets have already been upear5hed, while
pannIngs and sluicinss in the spruit have
provided considerably more than "tu ck-
err