Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-21
AMONG TIE HUNTERS.
Some OF the Records Made by West Vir'
Rinia NimrOds, Recently.

Some OF the RECORDS MAuo Oy "OSS VIZ
Rinia NimrOds, Recently.
Chas. Allabaugh, Alvin Barthlow and
L. w. Joseph returned Thursday even
ing from a trip 10 Williams river, in
Pocahontas county, this State. They
had been gone two or three weeks, and
returned with two buck deer and
black bear cub. They saw twelve deer
and shot four. Barthlow killed a big
buck three miles from camp, but could
not carry IL in. He cut off its head and
took it to camp, thinking that he could
easily return with the other two men
and get the buck. 1t seems they were
unable to fud it and had to leave II
there. They used one for food while In
camp. Joseph wounded large black
bear that escaped in the darkness.
They were in the widest region In west
Virginia and were determined to bring
home some big game. They went for
spar" and venison, and they succeeded
in getting both, but they had hard
time of it. They report wild aud
woolly time, however, barrin' some
"hair-breath-'scapes." - M0Tgdntol0R
NelO Dominion.
Charley Hennig, who lives on Cheat
mountain, six miles from Morgantown,
has two sons and two dogs-both brave
and nervy. Last. week the dogs freed
two wildcats near Mr.. Hennig's home.
The BOYS ran to the rescue. The cats
jumped from the tree. The dogs laid
hold, and then, in the language OF
cock" Massie, g. -, how the
fur did fyw Up and down, round
about, nip and tuck they had it! Final
w the dogs triumphed, and two dead
cats iay at the feet OF the victorious
dogs! Then Charley's boys howled with
delight The biggest cat weighed 20
pounds.
While P. C. Greenleaf and D. D. Nc
Cray were rabbit hunting around j. w.
Randolph's cornfield last Thursday,
where there were several husking corn,
and not knowing there was any one
ia range of the gun, Mr.. Greenleaf
fired at the rabbit and one shot took eff
feet in Charlie Morgan's hand and
three hitting him about the head and
one hitting Willie Evans in the side OF
the head but fortunately none did any
damage but the one that struck Mr..
Morgan in the hand, causing him con-
siderable pain and right smart scar
Jackson Herald.
The following gentlemen returned
Sunday from their hunti in Bath county,
Virginia: Messrs. c. K. Hess, j. b.
Tippett, Capt. w. R. Gum, Judge f.
A. Guthrie, John S. Hsnley, w. ID.
Holloway and Gideon Brown. Beside
much small game they killed four wild
turkeys, one bear and one deer. They
report a jolly good time and are again
ready for hard work. We acknowledge
9 share of the bear meat.-Pt. Pleasant
Gazette.
Capt. NJ. Henning, OF the steamer
Horace, plying on the Monongahela,
has been hunting up Cheat On limb
overhanging the river, he saw three
wild turkeys. The first shot killed tur-
key No. l, split the limb and caught
numbers 2 aud by the feet and the
Captain got them. There is more to
this story. but we're not going to tell 1t.
While surveying near thu head OF
Dingess run, yesterday, James Wagner
ran over q bear. Jim says ne thought
il was a cow at first, but when he
learned the truth he politely let Mr..
bar 90 on his way unmolested. logan
Banner.
Our local hunters are very successful
very often succeeding in walking ten
miles and firing dollars worth OF am-
munition and getting o ten cent rao-
bit.-ElkinS inter Mountain.
The RavenSwood NelCS says quail are
so scarce down there that an effort is
being made to not have them disturbed
this year.