The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-27

HUNTING NOTEs-LOCAL NEWS.
Over in Felch township il a lumber
man named John ID. Boyd Jack il
known 20 a number 81 woodsmen; he is
what IL called walking boss" for the
White q Friant Lumber company and
the following story relative 10 the person
was learned this week One evening last
week Jack, who proves 10 be first class
shot, started out in the woods with his
headlight and gun 10 slay deer or two.
After wandering about. Tor some hours,
he was returning TO camp when he sighted
a pair of eyes A stealthy aim, bang
and "A dark object living on the ground
proved his bullet had not gone amis !;
another pair OF eyes-"buck and doe
together" thought -Jack-whenf with a
quick aim, the second rifle report was
heard TO echo through the forest. what
luck" thought Boyd, "venison for the
camp larder for "A couple OF weeks Talk
about killing deer, he could do il lots OF
fun, too, TO kill 'em at night" The law
breakers feelings can be better imagined
than described, when he reached the spot
where the two deer had been standing
but a lew moments previous Yes, they
were deer-a team Of dear" horses-one
OF the best teams at the camp, they say.
The evening being little windy a team
ster had placed his valped team amongst
the bushes To shelter them, little thinking
of the hate which would befall them.
Chargrined and disheartened, person
by the name Of Boyd, so the story goes,
saunterpd into. the office OF the book
keeper the next day and exclaimed 81
want you To go down To Menominee and
get the best team OF horses you can; get
n team az good as they were and I'll pay
for them"
About half mile from Swan lake is
located the homestead Of Milon Stowell.
Milon at one time could boast Of having
a "shanty" on the place, which for com
fort, nothing was found wanting Million
was IN town for a short visit early i'm the
week and in company with his brother
Elon departed for the homestead Monday
morning. Just before they reached the
clearing they smelled bear tracks. On
the little farm they discovered bruins
trail and IL WAS found TO lead TO the
house, where it had done considerable
damage. Further investigation proved
that the black monster OF the forest had
climbed ON the roof OF the shanty and
pulled off boards and tar paper trying
TO effect an entrance. Just liked 20
have happened along there about the
time he was up ON the roof-Pd make
him chew tar paper, you bet, is what
Elon said in connection with the bear
story as told by him to a reporter.
Frequently. il is, the community
hears OF such case and they will
happen, regardless OF the game laws, {
seems Game wardens are needed, not
only for the reason OF preventing the
slaughter OF deer out OF season but for
the purpose OF preventing the loss Of life
and property as well Men, inexperi-
a H.. q
now every night roaming about in the
woods in quest OF shot" who do not
know the difference between second head
light or the eyes OF a bovine or horse
from dcer's eye, and IL IL a fact that
some are SO ignorant as TO even shoot at
the moon or other shining objects they
perchance Co see.
Roaming aboutin the wild country Of
Chicagon creek is a big buck which is
honestly as big as IN OK. HE haunts
have been in that locality for years.
Many h the bullet that has beerf put in
CO IL but without eff c.. VIM. Grov r.
who WIS lumber-cnmp foreman for A.
liren the past two winters tells many
story OF the chase he has had after that
identical deer Billy is now IN Santee
swamp. :. G. and letter from him 10
representative Of this journal tells how
anxious he is to come back and get just
one more "whack" at the monster.
The deer hunting season here opened
up September %, while in the Lower
Peninsula il will not commence until
November l, where il is lawful 10 kill
deer for butt one month; the season In
the Upper Peninsula continues until No
vember 10. leer are reported scarce
this year.
"Will he open Sunday" Such is the
way u placard reads which is tackled on
the photograph gallery OF Jas. McCourt.
He's out bunting II is claimed.
The state game law forbids the use OF
dark lantern for deer hunting. Crys-
tai Falls spOrtsnen generally observe
the law.
The partridge hunting season has been
open for almost month, but owing TO
the scarcity oil the fowl, few ARE being
killed
II. r. Hollow and Chas. Nearing went
20 Floodwood Yesterday where they will
hunt deer for about week.
Who has killed a deer this season? AZ
yet the writer has not observed a trophy
Oi the chase i'm town.
Local lettings.
VIM. Doucct has returned form bnsi-
ness trim IA ChieaOo and other cities