The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30
SNAKES At HUCkLEBERRY HILL.
Rattlers Cause Trouble Between Two La
dies and Terrify G randpa COnnor


ROULETTE, Pa. July 26-The annual crop Of
huckleberriss Is coming in from Huckleberry
Hill. Every year people flock to Huckleberry
Hill from away up In Steuben county, n. Y.
from clear over in MoKean county. the furthest
parts Of Potter county. and distant sections OF
TioCa county. Huckleberr7 Hill 10 the only
place within radius Of fifty miles whore the
fruit for which 1t is named grows In any guam
tity. and the people OF all that country being
especially fond OF huckleberries they think
nothing OF driving all night and part OF q day
to get on the prolific barrens OF Huckleberry
Hill. whore several square miles OF nothing
but berry bushes and swordlike brakes spread
beneath the scorching sun. The hill Is 1000
feet above the valley OF Pine Creek. in eastern
Potter county. and abounds in scanned lodges
families camp for days on this forbidding bar
rem to pick huckl eberries for market. As many
as 500 persons have been on the hill at one
time where dancing platforms. hurdy gurdies.
open;air gin mills. brass bands, and all kinds
'3a ss ss{S 90 Ils!sE; Hueke
m Is 70 S
psr be berry paeR
wv Visitors TO-
dispute territory with them. but retreat to
FATHER 1ni p OF as he aS Son s
though. are loath to give up a good picking
place because rattlesnnke or two are taking
to Be disturbed. and they pitch In With With
ssSsst and the 5o9s STAY thS Utmost reptile
time Of day a visitor may see men. women.
and children. some Of them pale and terror
stricken: moving away from some particular
ing away in the bushes with clubs Hf and hold
Ing their own against the snakes
Not a day passes that some one isn't bitten
by q rattler. Last season there were several
fatal cnses: None has been reported this year.
ssn v. @H h s the NIL
rstsISsn"Ees that sons one has had This Re-:
iiiI: Tho gathering q dis crop is awaited
picking Of the hHckieherry crop. Among, the
best of these stories that have reached Rou-
ste Which Is hy miles rGm the Hill but
there every season. are these:
Mrs. Jpston of Leetonia had founda patch
abundant, She was rapidly hlling her twelve
quart pail; much to the envy OF Miss stlll; q
nary luck H Suddenly Mrs. jason picked up
S!f%s s e? '$n $
'e%es s%St rs snSs GSSi' 9S can have
Miss Still thanked Mrs. Juston ,eirusively for
her great generosity and unscl!ishness and
was soon sweeping the berries INTO her pail
just where Mrs Juston had picked UP her pail
80 suddenly and wal sed away. Miss still was
In position that brought hor face almost
even with her pail, aud AZ she was picking
away. two big rattlesnakes rose up from some
where behind the, pail and stuck their ugly
from Miss Stills face. For an instant tho
young woman was unable to move. but then
she recovered hersslf, spranR up and ran.
Halo, Emmy" sale Mrs. Juston from her
new picking SPOT laughing ut what she BE-
thought was good Joke. "Did you see EN- 7"
revealed to Misc Still. and II made her so angry
that she stopped running. hunted around until
she found club. and fastened back *, e her
and Miss Still pitched into them. They were
ugly and fought her back so netcsly that she
had TO thrash around In the bushes for several
minutes before she laid them out and after
she had laid these two out she had 10 Kill an
other big one that came on tho scene TO- see
among group q piekers at q dIstance to 5est
Jnston. seeing tRat the land had been cleared
that she had SO unselhshly renouncsd her
claim to 10 fayor OF Miss still. and resumed
her picking there, When Miss Still went back
to 20 on with her picking she was Knocked
out more than she had been By tho first sight
Of the two rattlers loering at her over her pail
to md that Mrl. JuBtOn had taken pOebO1GiOQ