The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-03-14
HUNTING IN THE FAR WEST.
Bv HON. w. Il. GORMAN.

little cactus found everywhere ON t1c HIS,
and after he has him safely carraed taps
him on the head with his sharp beak: This
arouses the snake and he strikes right ana
left filling his mouth with the
little spines of the cactus. re
ic, now furious and in his rage strikes
blindly. buries his fangs III his own BODY
and dies. This is a repetition of the Old
fable, where the scorpion being placed in Il
ring of fire stings itself to death.
Pretty soon | left for the northern portion
of the state to continue my investigation OF
deeds, records, etc. My work took me into
what was then known as the Trinity settle
mcnt which is the country lying within
the shadows of Shasta and Syskiou: Shasta
is one Of the mountain peaks and the hncSt
scenery in the world is in view from its
summit. Standing there YOU can see the
sun rise far away amid the spurs of the
Rockies in Nevada and at the close of day
see him sink to rest in the bosom of the
Pacific fifty miles away. ! found here among
the old settlers descendants of Boone,
llNrrod and Hayy Crockett and some who
descended from the men who came over
with Lewis and Clark about the beginning
of the century.
Game was very abundant, especially the
big game of the Rockies. | made my first
hunt on Syskiou, the tWin-sister of Shasta.
| secured the services of an old trappcr
who had spent the best years of his life
on these mountains as trapper and guide
Three inches of snow whitened the ground
and, although signs of game were abundant,
we sighted none till the afternoon was well
spent.
We had reached n plateau about half
way up the mountain and had paused to
m1rter to cl;mh - mountain Win +brno
inches OF snow under foot
At this moment the guide spoke and
sand he thought he saw some deer a half
Dlotan handed him INV @l ,rC ~ ic
= snaU h,nd If al. fanlj;n7, ana ,,,o,.;n.,
SLOWLY in = nortb,-nstn-n diront;n, 3" IA
he. and undrr his connsol We wont q
connie of bnndroj yard. fnrtbar two no;nts
north of cosf and sronnad for ohsnrvotinn
We saw nothing and moved ON q hundred
yards further. Th3n y sharD sh-h-h-e
from the tranner stnnnod me- 81 noll to
the right he whisnrred / looked and
saw IN old hpII ok browsipg on fha
sprours Of srruh three hnndrcI Yards AWAY
rhe puiIn slinnnJ forward r. mako -
dctouT and head him off | nrocn~Ie5 to
stalk him AZ hest cnnld or MI wild
animals he i ono of the most JifIicuIt ia
pproach, and = tvro seldom succeeds
ii is only the hunter who is skilled in
wo"dcruft that can hope to compass the
destruction of such wary game. lie had
moved from where ! last saw him and
cone into t'tr};,.t. Wntb / sGi1apsed
linn once more h. was within range but
in the worst possible position. II | fired,
the best | could h0un for would be to
- TDDtIUIpE N
= ciaIvn which thouuht ne would soon
make Al This moment I haDunurd TO
notice 81 worry small tv,ig fastened 10 the
l.>.nr of INV irun I removed il and look
iu.c for the elk found him-gone. Vanish
cd a suddenly as if the earth had swat
lowed him up. In less than a minute |
heard the guide shout back III the direction
we had first seen the elk 1t could not
have been him then that caused the fright.
If not. what then? A little breath of air
tainted Just the least Bit with human
scent had found It's way TO the wild Great
,jre n toll him Of danger lurking near.
Of rifles crack and a trail of blood on
tho snow and away he went duick AS a
,y,Ih
H. 1,,,r many = milo hehind him ere
he turncI 10 look back The Guido came
hacy- and rroor,nd he had fired a running
S5o, nj small band heading south. ana
i'' NJ .nont tho NIGHT comfortably in =
ool,;n i,,iIt tx, some miners some Years
ft1. .,,',,,nr Tho nId tranncI. told me
go, 4h,,,. p"ir'r tbo lst ,,,y this ono.
10 HI hoo, nr,,rIntod mo n1st SIMMER as
re haI peell tlnPoAru . p'',o SUNNY a..
s'uI!n p9 It cJuaic ~ r,. 81 fbn convons
InilkInE. coy '2lG"l survey u VIC ''''' 0--'
ABOUT % ',ie ilou' thn, st,rod very early 70
, ~ - i';.rH ,,,2n ,Lt.onn ri,rIt hptyeen
~" ~; 1i,u ~ ~ ti,,, ,f., Ind ,oth-
mo i,,t thl;,. L,IniTers ana some rocks they
- 1.r .ii ,,,,t i,y,,r j., tboi, sotcLels
iIY,. h I,,.,qlI - Ett1n moro tlan half
,,..,, i'I' ..,',,.,n ,hen Ih',, r.r,r suddenly
wy 'n' 10y ;.,,I,, rn'ii,;,, his LrnnI fst
, uL0i ,'''1!,;n,r ~. ma fnnnd Yhpv rn-
Uio't i,.-I;tii, I,,',iI, ,ynin, th,m ~
I,n,, laft ,rLn,, ltoa cone tiffv Tor,Is and
- t.nn,i l;, bFod .n.f ~ see how,
,i ' h soS Il ,r ns,ss ,n
r,,l r,. tLo hno, nos lorrlin,,. ,i,hf
", ,,, ,,.d,,id to, hn o +bc,n H. If
l,'6 hi WGI,i -, r;a' int tbn irat sbnt
~ on 4l ",Li us 3 mot ,,mtiI l."
,ai,r - It t ' fam, ,' ,hc And tirad tha
irIyi, III ,,' | t t1nsf t"ihe iast sh"t
- b;r ~; i, tbo we fonnd The hrain and
he fal1 ,inad IN fen feet Of where ! stood.
III wa - close call" said the trapper.
.iV-l,ot borome If tEn nrof,,ssors?" I asked
..1,a ,,,t i,n"IT NCypr snod ,em onv mo7,c
+,i-"1i ,,nt hoc,, ~ tho SottIomnnts he no.
n nH cI / o'' JAIN ~ 'ii0
Wa b,nta5 tho noxt dov until noon
Eel in WHIT Wt6 herd Of block.taiIs and each
nnn of Nc t,;IInd - bnrE 7 AZ not hunt
o.,oin ,,,t;I Tho foIowinty wool, Thai lvnely
"9I tho s1,ccnaIinlr ono snont an
an. an a,',,+oi,,' ana Ia r,,,ch snort 0''
'iy I',ii fo li.''i fo,,,d ,,so,,
"It1ln rev n%S 7Ib iou,rr ~ NECESSARY s,as
10 return W Noio'IJr n'i,P'Ti, D Min
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