Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-30

The inisrmittent Lieht serves to Ehct'
tho Game 10 the nuuter.

The inisrmittsnt Light serve. to Ehcu
tho Game 10 the Hunter.
Not only l. Saugor island beacon
light Of great uso TO our pilots as they
take their charges in aud out through
the intricate channels leading between
the roaring breakers on the sands. but
Il also serves the purposes Of the sports.
men. employees Of the lighthouse and
The telegraph office IN procuring fresh
supplies Of good yenison when perhaps
the stores Of provision In their lardor
have run low, but which they would not
10 readily get were the Hight a fixed and
nece. 'arily much DINNER one, instead
Of flashing one
This light oscillntes over n consider.
able arr mud throws concentrated
beam across the roadsiend about every
half minute. which Is 81 sufficient
brightness TO throw tho shadow Of ones
hand against the cabin bulkhead even
oil In the roads Mt u distance Of two
aud half 10 three miles, Now In the
dry SEASON o. the year. when all the
rnin water pools have dried up aud the
salt water from the sea contaminatos
all the water Of the tidal creeks, the
deer, hogs and Tigers, with which all
these low lying Sunderland islands
abound get hard pressed for drinking
water, and consequently nre not slow
10 discover the whereabouts Of the re-.
serve tanks which have been dug In tho
vicinity Of the station.
SO the lighthouse people, taking al.
vantage Of this fact, do little shikar
after nightfall and for that purpose
have built - small hiding place In tho
shape Of loopholcd mud hut on tho
eastern edge Of tho tank, the tank DO
Ing between tlicn aud the sea, aud the
lighthouse being some 400 yards oil.
The hut il just large enough Tor two
mon TO stow themselves away In, and
the darker the night the better for their
purpose. Tho deer. though naturally
thnid animals. soon get used 90 the
regular bright Fash Of the beacon Hight
M tho cnoctor swing around and
around. aud with cautious tread they
wend their way generally toward the
far edge Of the tank.
Meanwhile the two occupants Of tho
hut nro on tl,e alert, aud as they ob.
serve their prey approach hardly dare
draw breath for fear Of the smallest
sound alarming them, for the deer have
very acute hearing. Their guns arc
gruspod and roady, and their eyes are
eagerly watching the doors cautions
advance toward the tank each time tho
well timed flash lights up the dark
bodies. II neHs the long coveted
draft and stretches forth is neck,
but iu,t as rs furnished lips are dipping
into the cool water there IL another
fash from tho light.
Now IA tho moment for action, aud
lusi ~ tho tinid creature raises IL head
10 stare at the light two Triggers nro
pulled. and ere the quickly recurring
dark period has had time to swing
around again. aud the echoes Of tho
two gun rporta have had time tocome
from the ship at anchor. while tho
puts OF smoke steal slowly away over
the low Jungle scrub, the next dash Of
light disclose- the form Of a line spotted
deer stretched liicless On the grass 10y
tho edge OF the clear water which had
lurcd 10 10 IL fate Sometimes hogs,
and, but very rarely, even tiger, put
In nm appearance to be bngged la like
manner o. Calcutta Asian.