Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-03-11
HUNTERS SURPRISED.
GAME SUPPOSED TO BE Elk
TiNCT is REAPPEARlNC.
Separations Connected With the XIII.
Ing of the White Deer-A Lynx
and n Gold n Esgie Found
In Pen nsyivania.

Old hunters up in North Pennsyl-
vauia were sur prissd last year at the
temperance along the streams and
In woods OF specimens OF fur bearing
animals and rare birds which have for
years been looked upon as virtually
extinct in those localities said a resi-
dent OF Mexican county. In the town
ship OF Carrollton. bordering on New
York State a silver gray fox ard a
black fox. both exceedingly rarc were
killed. The black fox had captured
somewhere. and had it s.ung over its
shoulder when he was shot a bird or
! fowl known as the mud hen. the first
one hunters say, that has been seen
In the locality for at least quarter OF
q century. In the same township
John Smalltop a Seneca Indian OF the
Cattarargus reservation. killed a very
large Canaia lynx and wounded it,
mate which escaped. Very few
hunters knew what the animal was as
they had never seen anything OF the
kind before.
The killing OF wolf In the lowe r
part OF Mexican county the cd hunt
ors consider the most surprising thing
OF oil. " writes the Harris corr,-
spondcnt OF the New York Sun. They
would almost as soon have expected
to hear that an elk or a panther had
reappeared in their haunts OF fifty
years ago. What makos this wolf
killing tho more surprising is tina.
John Mckay, the back woods farmer
who killed the animal says that he
has killed several within the past few
years in the vicinity OF his farm in
the wild and isolated region where he
lives. He wasn't bit surprised at
there being wolves in his bailiwick
but he was nearly knocked OF his feet
to learn that there was law author.
izing any one who kills wolf in this
state to collect 81 from the treasurer
OF the county in which it was killed
on presentation OF the scalp. Farmer
Mckay declares that he would be at
least SIC better off If he had known oil
this law. for he can remember of eight
wolves he has killed within the past
few years.
There are few rarer animals than
white deer and the superstition
among all old hunters about killing
one OF these is we'll known. The man
who kills white deer. they believe
will be ever afterward followed by
bad luck even il he does not como to
some fearful end. The hunters of the
Sinnamahoning were surprised to
learn last fall that white deer was
roaming the forests OF that region.
and one hunter John Reybold. is to.
day, perhaps the happiest hunter in
all Of Northern Pennsylvania because
that deer is roaming yet, so far as he
Is concerned in lts existence He IL
the only man who is known to have
so far forgotten himself as to shoot at
the white deer although it was seen
by several hunters. Reybold was
standing on runway when the dogs
sent deer his way. As it came tear.
ing through the brush ReyLold fred.
and was about 10 fire his second bar
rel when 1t flashed upon him that he
was shooting at the white deer. He
says he wilted right down in his
tracks and 1t was long time before
he recovered sufficiently to 90 home.
He was In great uneasiness for several
days for fear that he had fatally
wounded the white deer but news
that it had been seen alive and well a
weeS later lifted the load from the
hunters mind
The bald eagle is not uncommon
among the mountains OF Northern
Pennsylvania, and the golden eagle is
DO rare a visitor to the region that
when man named Quigley shot one
on the lofty and rocky hills back OF
Lewis Lake. and found that il had n
spread of wing OF eight feet across
and talons OF sufficient capacity to
carry OF lamb or a baby. he did not
know what it was. No one had ever
seen such bird before. but refere n &c
to a hook on natural history estab-
lished the identity OF the monster
bird. The mate Of this eagle was
killed a few days later In the same
! vicinity.
"A generation ago Benefits Creek,
one Vi inc neuuWdter5 OF the SlnQa-
mahoning. was fruitful field for otto,
trappers but it had been twenty years
since the last otter was seen along the
stream.
One morning George Brown wen,
out TO look over his mink traps when
he found them occupied by bcwhis-
kered. fierce looking animal. a good
deal bigger than a mink. Brown had
mover seen an otter but he knew tina
this was one He didn't know ex.
actly how to handle his prize bu'
while he was considering as to the
proper course to pursus his dog came
10 the conclusion that he would solve
the problem right there. and bt
pitched into the strange animal The
otter was held by one leg in the trap
and the Tap was held fast by short
chain 10 root; but in spite OF bein Q
thus handicapped. the otter licket
the dog IN less than half minute and
stretched him out deader than stons
Tba otter its dandsr now u tho wa,