Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-12

ng on us ealllE WIN n'nl anu SUE
ceeded in having rs sleep in his
beds; sent his boy to show us the
hunting grounds for turkeys that
night and next morning sent his
boy or B miles to show us the
way to the best hunting grounds.
| forgot to mention that we killed
a nice bunch of quails just before
we arrived at Mr.. MerrilPs. Col.
Kinder reported A turkeys killed
and over a thousand got away.
Hurrah for us! the screams of the
panther and wolves no doubt hur-
ried them into camp. On our way
down the Kitequa river, about ten
miles from Mr.. MerrilPs, we saw a
bear crossing the road making for
the timber and bluffs. Mr.. Jones
was on the only saddle horse we
had and he struck out for the bear,
but the horse being sluggish and
having no spur or whip he could
not overtake it and it got away.
At this point / rode the horse and
went in advance of the wagon; so
| am now down on Kitequa river
near the mouth of Pease river all
alone, have made up big fire and
am waiting for the wagon. 1t is
now about / o'clock and we have
had no dinner; l feel Ike | could
eat my old friend Jim Williams
dish-a boiled jack and a cart load
of green's. This portion Of the
country is quite a freak of nature,
bluffs and peaks, rayines and again
miles of prairie country level and
fine soil. We have not seen 2
house or person since we left Mr..
MerrilPs, a distance of II or Ii
miles. We are having lovely wealth.
er and enjoying Ourselves-here
comes the wagon, now we are hust.
ling for dinner. Col. Kinder has
Just discovered turkeys away of
on hill, but we will not turn q
wheel till after dinner. Since din,
ner we divide up, Messrs. Jones
and Grant going back after the
bear while Col. Kinder, Mr.. Parish
and | go down the river for small
game. We had not gone far When
we found and killed a great many
quails; You never saw the like OF
them, its no trouble to find them
and they are not so wild as YOU
fnd them East. Late in the eve
we discover q fine drove of tur
keys making for a clump Of large
trees; we decide to let them go tC
roost, so made up fire and wait
ed till moon rise, about s o'clock
and then slipped up under the
trees, 3 of us, and fired about the
same time. How many do ycr
suppose we killed. | will tell you
later, because | am satisfied yOr
will guess now not one, and | will
see if I can't surprise you. We
then started for camps, guided by
the lantern Mr.. Jones had thought
fully hung in an elevated place, ar
irving about 10 O'Clock; our sup
per was ready and we ate heartily
and went to bed tired but got III
in morning feeling much refreshed
Well here / am 3 miles from camp
on top of a high gravelly peak, cal
see for miles and the scenery i,
lovely to behold; the river valley
hills and deep ravines. Up one
Of these ravines | found one O
the most beautiful scenes | eve
beheid-a large bluff of rock pro
jecting over a fat, leaving a cav
ern large enough to shelter hun
dreds of people aud hanging to the
rocks about 10 or II feet overhead
was moss and water trickling over
the edge Of the rocks falling to the
ground below. If | had not founC
names cut in the rock, | would MOI
have believed any one ever haC
seen this place. No doubt in my
mind it will be place of resort
some day. will close by saying
this morning about daylight com
menced raining and this is the first
time since | have been out that
wished my wife had me. | had tC
crawl out from under my wagon
sheet and take the rain, butas luck
would have it it did not rain long
so we did not get wet. | am now
at home, feeling all 0. X. and none
the worse for the trip. You were
right, we did not kill and turkeys
our shot were too small, could get
none larger than No. 2. Messrs
Parrish and Jones are well pleased
with this country. Mr.. Jones has
bought 2 sections of land and
think Mr.. Parrish will locate here
My kindest regards to you and all
my friends. j. n. DONoHoo.