The sun., 1891-02-22
IN A LIVING SEA OF SNAKES,
The Predleaaent or Three Gentlemen OF
Hald Knob In Helps lIair Acre.

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pasn: pHs :sa o bsS RSSS fSnab ths want
aeatnst the ph ysioal force In stoc s." as they
S Sss nsesr ls.so6sd ssn
sp$ II Fsss
sod. since The ii,.t settler sauai,ed il ihs ter.
TIto,y, the story that no man ever .r"! liz, HEIRS
aess @ sesseen Kesssis and a? Hissi%son n't5 Two
miles west OF the Iron Mountain Railway.
as he on e spo 5
Chalkplste -to venture on an exnedtioa Of *:
cd ,bsiore-see that mysterious half aere'
reasea ana
srowtS., eysr bealdsss. roots. ana s,ons,. ]
seS a edlsss s"son snd Ias
sSi1sd s to s. ihs last 70 Suggest iSrnins back
On they, went through nat9res hedges OF bran.
be- a sDa yss
Sas trseaiaS who're human foot ns'sT ,rod : Is;:
an III y %sff 0sa sss
% s an sos Sns s & H %
ins ipio tSs oeeidsat. and adj ,Ss lis,Is lake sci:
set in ebony and held In place by silver rini.
to remain and and camp @ Tor iha H. niaRt bsi"s 1 ne.
ss, to MAXI psbsv the S, %
NtvA nm = v1yQ n n n Han Nai pa,l
" woods % and e6at,ed themsevs" "' to sic sleep oysf
to t.li vhen h' they retarne H DHt to Bald % SnoT low
Hartee had not been TANGLED with Morpheus
ghaf ns aS nos "ie E" %s 70
was strsngllne him. With mighty effort he
i.ss and yeIIsd ike de@on had ever
ewnkenssdd that awful stIsnse bsGe hvsr,
tent Sa,r 'brS bsSsh EspSDati1ns ~ we're @ no,
sary,. The place was literally alive wl:h snakes;
notIltte harmless trailers; bur aiters vipeis.
ror stricken, but they room commenced to
make an scrt to e., aTfS ,1m nd e was asGns n,s
With tbsm asIn and ss they wonia cr"le eround tns
e is 81 sIeasa rs s.n VIA and ssss%
horrors horror tho iittis lake tsssn 70 seitis snd bP
ths q
!ahsd int foam the Wh!e cHns oSfSls
The three men were in the midst Of a living
their cois ons moment and thrashius them Hn,Ss as
ssss %:s III ss "a
@ .S:y eoHsnusa in ed tie @ @:l.Sss.sT VIII sisGs @ 49,,
"a "a 70 oIs pain apS S exSSustion. aud bis comrsi,.
ssh a: =: Sss ssfT q %S
wh snd oS.ke.. nSkes osa mes
bs trees bscre ' beooiaSs food for the alsstoIs:
Once out Of each Of their unnatural enem'ssii;
were bleeding profuseiy. GIbsonis hnd hislsls
arm broken between the wrist and elbow .,,Ins Ins
ss q 80 s9ss n:r wyIs
What ~ syrul nisS, Torn and Siessins; ,i x,a
:Ia" sa. :pS :sa :Sa :Xisa s'I
cluna 10 the branches with desperation ASH as u
e nsms ss9 q ZIG wH' 'A
AZ last mornlng came. and with li,Sscssi t. Sucn
%'Ets Essp S hs dsSl sSa ssG%s 10 sA
sP:S ss.:s s. I'm n:S aNG .S Bs% Bsa.s S M
moss. covered Rround was covered with ,dsss dssa
Hnd dying reptiles. II was an awful sigTS ~
Not less than 800 snakes had been Killed W
the men. Now and then q snake that a nav
bssn stunned wonld reviyo ana rrnw! aITi aIis
snre was hold among am The .,hr.o and lhsy d.;
cided to sell their lives .. dearly as Loss,ho AZ
were 80 sore that they could only move WIZ lhs
dificuty. Gibsonis was silently Lowered 10 arms .m'
hs b. wss opshnp aSpssT SSdat S S
reptiles. and then the others followed Raid
II took them twelve hours 20 re"ch p", A.
Knob. having missed The morning tra,h tri,o1s Hs
Garner, and having to. remain Ten h.ur. u,S's
without me,iical sttsndan.c. nS .inrmer n.t th.ir
.omes In moSt ysporabe condition. :, Eyery. ,s,os
tlIing that medical science "an do is ne,us
done In their treatment. Their WOUNDS as n"t n
ven Sseomo1s. .a and the tsrriIls S swelling and rsia
VIII soon psss awAy. pr, Herbert iouns o. 5ssums mu
thI! iSboFs within month. with the cAeep''0'