Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-31
LIGHTHOUSE HUNTING.
The Intermittent Light serves 10 SHOW
the Game To- the Hunter.

lhe NulRTtutffeul llEhN MffNfH 10 HhFN
the Game G" the Hunter.
Not only T. Saugor island beacon
light of great Use TO our pilots as they
take their charges iu and "a through
the intricate channels leading between
the roaring breakers ON the sands, but
it also serves the purposes Of the sports
wen. employees Of the lighthouse and
the telegraph Office in procuring fresh
supplies Of good vcui~ou when perhaps
the stores Of provision ia their larder
have run low. but which they would not
80 readily get were the light "a fixed and
necessarily a much DINNER one, instead
Of "a flashing
This light osciilatcs over a consider
able are and throws e concentrated
beam across the r1ad.trad about every
half minute. which b. of sufficient
bri.htuc-~ totlruv the shadow of %
hand a-aIu-r the cabin bulhhrai even
OFT Ju th. roads 100 % distance OF ~"
aud 90 uHiI Co three m'Ia- Sow Iu tIr
iry ~.l-.u uI Do, yatr. when ull tLr
RAIN water fau.. lnNe dried up auI the
salt water from rl- SEGA ruutamIuat,-
al 'ls water .f the tidal creeks. tu.
DEER hogs aui tigers. with which aiI
these Iuv living Sunderland islands
abound get hard pressed for iruEIug
water. and consequently are uut slow
20 discover the whereabouts of the re
-rr,. tank, which have been dug boo the
vicinity of the station
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vantage of Jhi, fact, DO a little -hikar
after uichtfall. and for that purpo~s
have built a small hiding place iu the
shape Of a loopholed mud hut on the
eastern edge Of the tank. the tank be
ing between them and the sea, and the
lighthouse being some 800 yards of.
The hut is just large enough for two
men To stow themselves away la, and
the darker the night the better for their
purpose. The deer, though naturally
timid animals. soon get used 10 the
regular bright lash OF the beacon light
a. the retectOr swing around and
around. and with cautious tread they
Wend their way generally toward the
far edge Of the tank
Meanwhile the two occupants Of the
hut are on the alert, and As they oh
serve their prey approach hardly dare
draw "A breath for fear Of the smallest
sound alarming them, Tor the deer have
very acute hearing Their guns are
gra,ped and ready. and their eyes are
eagerly watching the door. cautious
advance toward the tank each time the
well timed flash ligIts up the dark
bodie, IL uears the long coveted
draft and street.-The, forth its neck
but iu-t rs its fasui-hyiIr are dipping
into the cool Mater there is another
du,h from the light
N1w b. 'Hy moue for action. and
just az the tim.i creature raises .t- head
20 star. 200 thr light Two trigger are
pulled. and ere tur quickly recurring
dark period H8- had time u swing
around again. and the rchuys 81 the
NO gun reports have bad time tYcuuIe
from tue ship 40 anchor. while the
pulls of smoke steal slowly away over
the low jungle scrub. the next flash OF
light di-rIu~rs the form of "a fine -putt-i
. deer stretched UicIr-s uu the grass by
the edge OF the clear water which had
lurei o. tp lj> fate Sometimes hog.
and. but very rarely. even "a tiger, put
ia an appearance Co be bas-ed ia like
mauurr Calcutta Asian.