The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-23
MESI VIRGINIA CAM.
Good ssories about Wild Animals
and Adventures,
THOENGOUNTERS WITH PAINTERS.
War of determination on Wolves In
Webster county-That countys
GreatlIsscoFi for Game this Season,
A Race of wlld Sheep in the State,
Foxes abound over the Border

Monday evening, as Mr.. Lin Richards
was returning from Thomas, he had a
most thrilling encounter with fierce
panther When about half way between
Thomas and this place, says the Davis
Tins. the beast prscented itself in the
road and refused TO let Richards pro-
coed on his way, Realizing his situa-
tion, he at once reached for his jack
knife, when to his horror he found that
he had left itat Fairfax, whore he had
been at work. A club was his next
refuge, and procuring a good, stout one
he made for his partnership. The bat
tie was long and fierce, but by we'll d.
rected blowsat each bound Of the beast
LIN finally persuaded him that be was
not his meat, yet not until he had his
clothing torn 10 considerable extent,
Heis not certain howlarge the panther
was, only that 1t was monster, Its
track measured four inches long and
three inches wide. The next time Liu
travels that road he'll carry his jack
knife with him.
F. On the elevated tabla lands between
Ten Mile creek, In Mason county, and
Broad Run creek, in Jackson county,
this state, according to various local pa
pers, may be found considerable NUM-
Der Of wild sheep, unsheltered and un.
attended by man, seeking their food
where. animals less agile and sure-iooted
could not venture, and finding refuge
from wintry storms and summer heat be.
meath the sheltering cliffs. They differ
but little in appearance from the COM
mon sheep, except that their wool Is
short and hairy and OF q somewhat
darker color. Their presence Ia thus
accounted for: Several years ago man
by the name oil Bray who had settled
In that sectionand gathered about him
little herd OF stock, determined to
move away. He abandoned his home
stead, and IA number OF sheep that
could not that time be taken were
left 10 Craze at will among the green
hills. Learning to battle their way
among wolves and other wild animals
and proving dogs, they have Increased
until the flock 10 now estimated to
number over 100. They are generally
seen in email numbers, and are not
easily approached, taking refuge In
flight They are very feet-iooted and
can run for hours.
It's said that wolves have, for some
time, been playing havoc with the sheep
Of the farmers Of Back Fork and Point
Mountain, in Webster county. Some
days since the citizens organized hunt
ing party Of determination, and John
Gregory, q member Of the party, killed
large. iullgrown wolf and saw three
Others. They continued the hunt, with
characteristic determination, and pro-
badly cleaned ont the whole pack.
Webster seems to be great county for
wild beasts. Aletter from Three Camp,
that county, says. Game Is plentiful
here. Nine bears and twenty-five deer
have been killed within FIVE weeks.
There are to be found here all kinds Of
wild animals that inhabit West Vir-
ginia-deer, bear, panthers, wildcats,
catamonnts, raccoons, minks, muskrats,
offers and black foxes.
sportSmen report that Washington
county, Pa, just over the West Virginia
border, is 6Verrun with foxes, and that
they are now SO numerous as to DO seen
almost within the towns limits, A bill
IL to be introduced into the legislature,
during the coming session, to have the
bounty now on fox scalps removed, but
local sporlBmen state atpuother bill
in opposition to this will DO presented,
asking that'the bounty be raised instead
OF being taken of
The Philippi Republican says Mike"
McCue killed large wildcat near Elk.
ms one day recently. 1t is presumed it
was looking around for location for
wildcat bank.
: The Mcdowell Recorder has this item:
Lee Austin claims to have killed ninety
nine snow birds this week out Of ono
hundred shots. So far as we know, this
beats the record fc1 amateur hunting
stories. What great country this Is
for camel We have quail, pheasants,
wild turkeys, rabbits, polecats. pos.
sums, muskrats, deer and bears.
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