Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-02
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the racks" and sure enough he had
bceu lay, and had never seen him,
and Hyde had been afraid to shoot
for (, ar he would miss him. He was
too far for shot guns, but we might
have used the Winchesters. Hyde
looked at me curiously and said
"Don't tell il"
The camp is in fine spirits tonight
for we have feasted on our first venl-
son. Glover returned from Blake
more's tonight.
Wednesday, Nov. 12-Yet cloudy
and cold. OF early to the woods
south from camp. Warner killed a
spike buck in the far end of the drive.
The dogs had up deer after deer, but
few shots were fired.
Wash Wills shot at a large doe near
camp and saw two more deer.
In the evening hunted the same
woods higher up the lake. Started a
large doe at which the Captain fired
three times and Beldviu twice. She
then ran round in the old field, and
by Pendleton who shot at her twice at
close quarters, then she went to Pete
Baker who fred and wounded her
badly. Pete mounted his horse and
gave chase, aud rode up on buck
but his gun was empty. The doe
finally got away but she was badly
hurt.
Another drive, but nothing done,
but as usual had some deer on the
run. Capt. Rice, Mr.. Lenox and Mr..
Richardson came into camp tonight.
They bring a pack of bear dogs and
bruin is in danger.
Thursday, Nov. 13-The same gen.
eral character of weather. Not ono
ray OF sunshine has fallen across our
path since here we have been. The
lake looks sullen and frowning, and
the woods darkly outlined through
the prevailing mist looms up grim
and ominous. A bear hunt is the Or
der of the morning, and there is great
preparation, loading of guns and
rifles, blowing of horns, and tho forty
hounds are making discordant music
Rice and White drive while Lenox
aud the men hasten to the stands
through the cane.
This has been notable day in our
annals and mark it with white
stone.
The bear dogs struck cold trail,
and it seemed as il the hunt was a
failure. Capt White came to camp
and with Burke, Pendleton and my
self on the stands, made the drive be-
tween the lakes. He soon jumped a
doe at which he fred and wounded.
She ran into lake jefferson and swan
a half-mile along its banks, with two
dogs swimming after her, and bark
ing as if on her trail. Finally she
crossed over and went into the woods.
The captain came around by camp
and with Caudle went to where she
crossed, jumped her and killed her.
While this was in progress, those OF us
in camp heard the dogs and some
shots fred in quick succession, and
soon Will Davis Garnett came gal
loping into camp, hatless, his face
shining like the rising sun, and shout
ed that he had killed bear at Boales'
stand as large as an OK. We mounted
and in hot haste galloped there and
sure enough, not third of mile
from camp, lay large he-bear yet
gasping in his death agony. He was
a monster in size and had evidently
for many years roamed these woods
in the pride of his strength.
Rice, with the dogs, had put him
up in the cano brake, and he had
made stand over there, and Rice
had shot at him, when he made a
break for the cane a mile distant,
bordering Lake Jefferson and not far
from camp. Rec, with the dogs,
followed him fast aud furiously, and
Garnett headed him off in the old
field at Boales' stand and as he
emerged from the woods, fired full in
his face not more than twenty PAGES
distant, and gave him his death
wound. He turned again, and came
TO bay in the woods with the dogs all
around, when Rice rushed in and gave
him, while on the ground, two shots
in the burr OF the ear and finished
him. The wagon came ard II required
nine of us to load him on, and then
we marched in triumphant procession
to camp.
There is joy this day in the camp
of Samuel the hunter, for yea, verify,
a mighty beast has been slain. And
Garnett doth walk with mighty